This demand was issued by President Inácio Lula da Silva during ongoing meetings with senior ministers regarding the vulnerabilities of the betting regime, alongside discussions on a federal framework to regulate fixed-odds betting and online gambling in Brazil.
Last week, Lula held meetings with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Ministers Rui Costa (Civil House), Fernando Haddad (Finance), Wellington Dias (Social Development and Assistance for Families), Nísia Trindade (Health), André Fufuca (Sports), and Ricardo Lewandowski (Justice).
The President expressed direct concerns over gambling addiction and the social harm caused by citizens accruing debt through gambling activities, which he identified as liabilities that must be addressed by the betting regime.
Lula’s concerns about public debt have been heightened by the rec..