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Brasilien – Lula kritiserar onlinespelbranschen
By James - 27 februari 2024
President Luiz Inácio 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) vilket är olagligt 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.
Jogo do bicho (djurlek) beskrivs ofta som Brasiliens nationella last, och fortsätter att spela en djupgående roll i brasiliansk politik. Grundades 1892 av Baron de Drummond för att marknadsföra ett zoo i utkanten av Rio de Janeiro, varje biljett till djurparken bar bilden av ett djur.
Biljetter var snart till försäljning via inofficiella bookmakers eller "bicheiros" i hela staden. Kommunstyrelsen gjorde sitt första försök att stänga av spelet kort efter det och det förbjöds senare av den nationella regeringen, men ingenting som regeringen någonsin har gjort har kunnat stoppa det. Idag beräknas spelet ge ett uppehälle för så många som 400,000 XNUMX människor.
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
