Législation
Brésil – Lula critique l’industrie du jeu en ligne
By James - 27 février 2024
Président 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) ce qui est illégal 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.
Souvent décrit comme le vice national du Brésil, le jogo do bicho (jeu d'animaux) continue de jouer un rôle important dans la politique brésilienne. Fondé en 1892 par le baron de Drummond pour promouvoir un zoo dans la banlieue de Rio de Janeiro, chaque billet d'entrée au zoo portait l'image d'un animal.
Les billets furent bientôt en vente via des bookmakers non officiels ou « bicheiros » dans toute la ville. Le gouvernement municipal a fait sa première tentative pour interdire le jeu peu de temps après, puis celui-ci a été interdit par le gouvernement national, mais rien de ce que le gouvernement a fait n'a jamais pu l'arrêter. Aujourd’hui, on estime que le gibier fait vivre jusqu’à 400,000 XNUMX personnes.
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
