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Recently the players, Felipe “brTT” Gonçalves (LoL), Bruno “Nobru” Goes (Free Fire), the presenter Nyvi Estephan and the organizations paiN Gaming, INTZ and Team One, prepared an open letter dedicated to the state deputies of São Paulo, demonstrating opposition to the regulation of eSports.

With the hashtag #TodosContraPLS383, several names such as Leo de Biase (COO of BBL Esports) and Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo expressed their opinion against the bill, which aims to regulate eSports in Brazil, through the creation of federations and confederations that do not necessarily have a link with the electronic games market.

At a Federal Senate hearing led by Senator Leila do Vôlei, held in 2019, the issue of the future of esports was debated, and names such as Lucas Simon, CEO of INTZ, and Cherrygums, CEO of Black Dragons, expressed their opinions on how the system should work. In addition, the hearing also included statements from psychologists and politicians.

The open letter of the big names in eSports in Brazil

In the letter issued by players, organizations and representatives, it is requested that the most active people in this market also enter the public debate that will decide the future of the competitive scenario in the country, as they exert a great influence on the sport within Brazil.

The personalities and entities that signed the letter sent to parliamentarians are: Nobru, brTT, Nyvi Estephan, Cherrygums, Cerol, Baiano, Jukes, Cashew, Rafifa, FURIA, paiN Gaming, BBL Esports, AfroGames, W7M Esports, Santos, INTZ, Ebrainz , 7WPlay, Team One, Mais Esports, Webedia, Flow, GamersClub, LnK Gaming, Vorax, MEC Inc and Mario Marconini.

About ‘PLS 383/2017’

The Senate Bill (PLS) 383/2017, which regulates electronic sports (eSports), has been facing strong resistance from the gaming community. The most important points taken into consideration when creating the bill are: the violence present in some of the games used in competitions and submission to confederations created to organize electronic sports.