If Congress approves gambling, Jair Bolsonaro intends to veto the bill

In a recent meeting with the press in Brasília, the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, took a stand against betting games, such as bingo, bicho games and casinos. Today, these games are prohibited by the legislation in force in Brazil, but the National Congress is analyzing a bill that would release the practice.

According to the website ‘O Tempo’, the president’s statement left some doubts. At various times, Bolsonaro admitted that the National Congress must approve the text, followed by the overthrow of his veto.

“My position is clear. From what I’ve seen, due to the amount of votes and urgency, they can overturn a possible veto. I intend to veto the issue of games in Brazil. I don’t think we are yet mature enough to deal with this issue. Now, there are many people who defend, and then democracy. If I veto and the parliament overturns the veto, we will comply with the law,” Bolsonaro said.

“My position is clear. From what I’ve seen, due to the amount of votes and urgency, they can overturn a possible veto. I intend to veto the issue of games in Brazil. I don’t think we are yet mature enough to deal with this issue. Now, there are many people who defend, and then democracy. If I veto and the parliament overturns the veto, we will comply with the law,” Bolsonaro said.

“Everyone knows that there is a casino, that there is bingo, there are slot machines, virtual bets, which are debited from the credit card, debited and paid abroad… animal gambling. But it has to remain underground to continue without generating Formal jobs in Brazil? Without paying, more or less, R$20 billion to R$25 billion in taxes for the Brazilian people? This debate will take place here,” stated Lira.

Urgent character was approved for a project that releases gambling

It is important to remember that the Chamber of Deputies approved the urgent nature of the proposal on December 16th. The bill, which releases the games in the country, received 293 votes in favor and 138 against. Voting will take place in February. The discussion of the text remains open for parliamentarians to present highlights and highlights.

“The project will be voted on in February, with the necessary time for it to be matured, discussed, for us to notice who is interested in regularizing games, who are not interested in regularizing games; what are its effects, what are its causes; what is good and what is bad”, concluded Lira.