The president of Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency), Carlos Baigorri, proposed adjustments to the legislation that regulates bookmakers in Brazil to the Bets CPI.
The idea is to include mechanisms that allow the agency to block illegal websites from January, when the official betting market should begin operating.
Therefore, members of the CPI summoned Baigorri to provide clarification. Authorities have not yet set a date for the deposition, but expect it to take place next week.
Anatel requests changes to block illegal betting sites
The president of Anatel suggested changes to the section of the law that deals with digital blocking. The proposal foresees the inclusion of DNS operators (internet addresses) and CDNs (content distribution networks), as well as systems such as VPNs, often used to mask connections.
He cited the example of the blocking of a social application ordered by the Federal Supreme Court, in which it was necessary to negotiate with Cloudflare, a VPN company. Therefore, the company would need to carry out voluntary blocking to avoid disconnecting all its customers in Brazil.
“The way the betting law was approved, Anatel will not have the power to remove the connection of approximately 5,200 illegal websites, as requested by the Ministry of Treasury”, argued Baigorri.
Senator calls for urgency in PL that prohibits advertising by famous people for bookmakers
At the same time, senator Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE) called for urgency in the processing of his bill (PL 3.405/2023), which seeks to restrict advertising for sports betting. In other words, the proposal wants to ban the participation of sports teams, celebrities and commentators in advertising campaigns.
“PL 3,405, of 2023, drastically restricts abusive betting advertising, banning figures that could attract young people to the world of gambling”, explained Girão. Finally, he compared the situation to the impact of old cigarette advertisements.
