Leġiżlazzjoni
Brażil - Lula jikkritika l-industrija tal-logħob tal-azzard onlajn
By James - 27 ta’ Frar 2024
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the online gambling sector at an event held on Friday, February 23 in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s president made comparisons between online gambling with the so-called “jogo do bicho,” (the animal game) which is illegal in Brazil. Talking during a Petrobras event at the Museum of Modern Art according to the president families in Brazil now spend as much as 14% of what they earn on online gambling.
“This country is curious: the jogo do bicho is still prohibited today, but everyone plays the jogo do bicho. What is more serious, worse than the game, are the 24-hour gambling advertisements on television, digital gambling . . .” he said.
The president not only took aim at the amount of sports betting advertising on television he also said, “As companies do not pay taxes yet, they are earning a lot and paying little.”
Lula stated that online gambling has no restrictions, allowing children aged 5 to 90 years old to participate. During his speech, Lula stated wrongly that that taxes on online betting had not been approved. In fact the taxes on online gambling were approved by the President in December and the Minister of Finance is now in the process of putting in place the final regulations before online gambling goes live later this year.
Spiss deskritt bħala l-viċi nazzjonali tal-Brażil, il-jogo do bicho (logħba tal-annimali) ikompli jkollu rwol profond fil-politika Brażiljana. Imwaqqfa fl-1892 mill-Barun de Drummond biex jippromwovi żoo fil-periferija ta’ Rio de Janeiro, kull biljett għaż-żoo kellu xbieha ta’ annimal.
Il-biljetti dalwaqt kienu għall-bejgħ permezz ta’ bookmakers mhux uffiċjali jew “bicheiros” madwar il-belt. Il-gvern muniċipali għamel l-ewwel tentattiv tiegħu biex jagħlaq il-logħba ftit wara u aktar tard ġie pprojbit mill-gvern nazzjonali, iżda xejn li qatt għamel il-gvern ma kien kapaċi jwaqqafha. Illum, il-logħba hija stmata li tipprovdi għajxien għal daqs 400,000 ruħ.
The game is particularly popular in Rio de Janeiro where it is still controlled by criminal organisations. These illegal gambling mafias have long ties to politics, especially right wing politicians, during the military dictatorship wherein they cemented their control and expanded their network
