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Brazílie – Lula kritizuje průmysl online hazardních her
By James - 27. února 2024
Prezident 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) 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.
Často popisovaná jako brazilská národní neřest, jogo do bicho (hra se zvířaty) nadále hraje významnou roli v brazilské politice. Společnost byla založena v roce 1892 baronem de Drummond za účelem propagace zoologické zahrady na okraji Rio de Janeira a každá vstupenka do zoo nesla obraz zvířete.
Vstupenky byly brzy v prodeji prostřednictvím neoficiálních sázkových kanceláří nebo „bicheiros“ po celém městě. Městská vláda se poprvé pokusila hru vypnout krátce nato a později byla národní vládou zakázána, ale nic, co vláda kdy udělala, ji nedokázalo zastavit. Dnes se odhaduje, že hra poskytuje obživu až 400,000 XNUMX lidí.
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
