The Federal Supreme Court (STF) advanced the discussion on sports betting in Brazil. To this end, a public hearing was scheduled for November 11th. Thus, for this event, 44 exhibitors will discuss the impacts of “bets”.
In this way, the hearing will bring together experts from various areas, including representatives from the Central Bank, gaming entities, football clubs and mental health professionals.
STF shows diversity of participants in the hearing
Among the clubs that requested participation are Fluminense, Botafogo and Cruzeiro. However, the teams have not yet announced which representatives will attend the event.
Thus, among the exhibitors are the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR). Representatives of state lotteries, such as the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj) and the Pará State Lottery (Lottopar), will also take part in the discussion.
These institutions play a crucial role in building an environment where betting can be made in a responsible and regulated manner.
The list of participants also includes important names, such as the president of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU), Bruno Dantas, and the Minister of Human Rights, Macaé Evaristo. The deputy attorney general of the Central Bank, Lucas Alves Freire, is also scheduled to present his view on the matter.
Furthermore, the STF will receive the president of the Brazilian Psychiatric Association, Antônio Geraldo da Silva. This indicates a growing concern about mental health issues related to gambling.
Concern for the most vulnerable population
Minister Luiz Fux called the hearing in response to an action by the National Confederation of Commerce in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC). In other words, the CNC wants the STF to declare Law 14,790/2023, which regulates sports betting, unconstitutional.
The confederation claims that the law could increase family debt, seriously impacting the economy and public health. Furthermore, the most vulnerable social classes would be the most affected. However, these conclusions were refuted in a demonstration by the ministry led by the vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin.
In summary, Minister Fux highlighted the importance of discussing not only the mental health of bettors, but also the economic effects of betting on commerce and the domestic economy.
Complete list for the STF hearing
See the preliminary list of exhibitors selected to attend the STF:
- National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) – exhibitors: Felipe De As Tavares and Fabio Gomes Morand Bentes
- Solidarity – speaker: Paulo Pereira da Silva (President)
- Ministry of Treasury – speaker: Regis Dudena (Secretary of Prizes and Bets)
- Central Bank – speaker: Lucas Alves Freire (Deputy Attorney General – Department of Legal Consulting and Extrajudicial Representation)
- Federal Audit Court – speaker: President Bruno Dantas
- Attorney General’s Office of the Republic – speakers: Nathália Geraldo de Santi and deputy attorney general to be appointed
- Ministry of Human Rights – speaker: Minister Macaé Evaristo
- Ministry of Racial Equality – speaker: Ana Míria dos Santos Carvalho Carinhanha (Deputy Executive Secretary)
- Ministry of Justice and Public Security: (a) Department of Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation – DRCI – speaker: Bernardo Antônio Machado Mota (General Coordinator of Institutional Coordination at DRCI); (b) Digital Law Secretary – speaker: Lílian Manoela Monteiro Cintra de Melo
- Ministry of Health – exhibitor: Gabriella de Andrade Boska (Nurse)
- Financial Activities Control Council (COAF) – speaker: Rafael Bezerra Ximenes de Vasconcelos (COAF Supervision Director)
- Ministry of Social Development and Combating Hunger – speakers: André Quintão Silva (National Secretary of Social Assistance), Clara Carolina de Sá (Director of the Management Department of the Unified Social Assistance System), Maria Helena Gabarra Osório (General Coordinator of Regulation of Access and Normative Affairs of SUAS) and Eliane Aquino Custódio (National Secretary of Citizenship Income)
- National Secretary of Sports Betting and Economic Development of the Ministry of Sports – speaker: Giovanni Rocco
- Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) – speaker: Leonardo Cardoso de Magalhães (Federal Public Defender General)
- Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming (IJL) – speaker: Magno José Santos de Sousa (President of IJL)
- National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) – speaker: Pietro Cardia Lorenzoni – amicus curiae request
- Women of Brazil Group – exhibitor: Andreia Schroder (Sociologist and master in Statistics for Social Sciences)
- Educafro – exhibitor: Frei David Santos (Executive Director of EDUCAFRO Brasil)
- Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (CFOAB) – speaker: Daniel Corrêa Homem de Carvalho (President Special Committee on the Law of Sports Games, Lotteries and Entertainment)
- National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (CONAR) – speaker: Dr. Juliana Nakata Albuquerque (Executive Vice-President of CONAR)
- LOTERJ
- LOTTOPAR
- Brazilian Psychiatric Association (ABP) – speakers: Antônio Geraldo da Silva (President) and Hermano Tavares (professor at USP and member of the ABP Addictions Psychiatry Commission)
- Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN) – speaker: Isaac Sidney Menezes Ferreira (President)
- Birgitte Sand (Danish) – exhibitor: Birgitte Sand (former executive director of the Danish Gaming and Betting Authority)
- Carlos Hernández Rivera (Spanish) – speaker: Carlos Hernández Rivera (former General Director of the “Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego” – DGOJ)
- Instituto Alana
- International Gaming Association (AIGAMING) – exhibitors: Waldir Eustáquio Marques Júnior and Márcio Borges Malta
- Brazilian Institute for the Study of Business and Tax Law (IBEDET) – speaker: Leonardo Ribeiro Pessoa (President)
- Economic Regulation Laboratory of the Faculty of Law of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ Reg) – exhibitors: Andrea Magalhães, André Ribeiro Tosta, Carina de Castro Quirino, José Vicente Santos de Mendonça and Rodrigo Grieco Penna
- National Academy of Sports Law (ANDD) – speakers: Paulo Sergio Feuz and Terence Zveiter (President)
- Brazilian Consumer Protection Institute (IDEC) – exhibitor: Walter José Faiad de Moura
- Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (DIEESE) – speaker: Adriana Márcia Marcolino (Technical Director of DIEESE)
- USP Law Laboratory for New Technologies and Disruptive Business Models (NPD TechLab) – exhibitors: Isadora Valadares Assunção (Techlab coordinator) and Pedro Henrique Figueiredo (Techlab coordinator)
- Professor at UNIFOR’s PPGD, responsible for the Research Project on “Sports Betting and the Prevention of Pathological Gambling: Improvement of Law 13,756/2018 and the use of algorithms for monitoring players at risk” – speaker: Eduardo Rocha Dias
- Brazilian Association of Criminal Lawyers (Abracrim) – speaker: Maíra Fernandes (president of the ABRACRIM Economic Criminal Law commission in RJ)
- Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (ABERT) – speaker: Gustavo Binenbojm
- National Association of Retirees, People with Disabilities, Elderly People, Pensioners and Social Security Insured Persons (ANADIPS) – speaker: Maria Luiza F. de Almeida Neri (President)
- Fluminense Futebol Clube – exhibitor to be confirmed
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas – exhibitor to be confirmed
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube – exhibitor to be confirmed
- Rector of Universidade Zumbi dos Palmares – speaker: José Vicente (Rector) – Observation: No specific thematic relevance indicated.
- Institute for Retail Development (IDV) – exhibitor to be confirmed – Note: CNC will probably address the same aspects.
- Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) – speaker: Celso Cintra Mori – amicus curiae request – Note: The invited entities Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming (IJL) and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) will probably address the same aspects.
