The Federal Government has determined a monthly inspection fee that will vary between R$54,419.56 and R$1,944,000.00 on the commercial activity of fixed-odd betting lotteries, known as bets.
The Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Treasury established the regulation of the process for collecting this fee. Furthermore, the authority published the normative instruction in the Official Gazette of the Union this Tuesday (11). Therefore, the regulations detail the procedures to be followed.
Fee Structure
As specified, the collection of the fee takes into account the collection after deducting contributions directed to areas such as public security, social security, education and sports. Eight collection bands are planned, each with its respective rate.
If the total value moved in the sector reaches R$30,837,749.76, the fee imposed will be R$54,419.56. If revenue exceeds R$660,960,000.00, the amount to be paid will increase to R$1,944,000.00.
Collection procedure and payment methods
The company must pay the inspection fee by the 10th of the month following the distribution of the prizes, using a Federal Collection Guide (GRU). To this end, PagTesouro, a digital payment processing system maintained by the National Treasury Secretariat, will carry out the collection process.
Taxpayers have several options to pay the amounts through PagTesouro. Firstly, they can use the Brazilian instant payment system (Pix). Additionally, there is the option of paying by credit card or, alternatively, issuing a GRU Simples invoice.
This initiative aims to regulate and monitor the growing betting market, promoting a more controlled and safe environment for all parties involved.
SPA, Coaf and betting companies meet to talk about suspicious activities
Last Wednesday (12), the Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA), together with the Financial Activity Control Council (Coaf), held a virtual meeting with the legal and compliance representatives of companies in the sector.
During the event, which brought together more than 190 operators, guidance on best practices for reporting suspicious activities was highlighted. Furthermore, they emphasized the obligation, in accordance with Law No. 9613/1998, to report to Coaf any evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Frederico Justo, general coordinator of Money Laundering Monitoring at SPA, emphasized the importance of these meetings for the regulatory alignment of companies with the regulatory body.
“With the regulations fully functioning, we noticed that some operators have already communicated this to Coaf, but they have done it in a very different way”, explained Justo.
According to Rafael Bezerra Ximenes de Vasconcelos, director of Supervision at Coaf, accurate communication is vital for the work of the Financial Intelligence Unit, contributing significantly to the technical investigation process.
