At a meeting of leaders this Thursday (22), the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) asked for speed in writing a final report in the so-called Bets CPI. According to senator Jorge Kajuru (PSB-GO), Alcolumbre showed irritation with the meetings of the CPI that investigates money laundering and irregularities in sports betting sites.
According to the representative, the board has heard from digital influencers who have advertised sportsbooks.
At the meeting, Alcolumbre reportedly stated that sometimes the CPI becomes a “circus” and that it has already had enough time to come up with a final report. Therefore, according to Kajuru, the work of the committee will be concluded in the coming weeks.
Soraya Thronicke considers filing a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to extend the operating period
On the other hand, Senator Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS) recently stated that she is considering taking action at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to guarantee more time for the Bets CPI to operate.
The CPI’s deadline was extended by 45 days, however, a shorter period than the 130 days suggested by the rapporteur. Before appealing to the Supreme Court, the senator should insist on negotiations directly with Alcolumbre. Despite this, the president has not given any recent indication of extending the committee’s deadline again.
Restriction on advertising by betting houses will be analyzed next week
Meanwhile, still in the Senate, but in the Sports Committee (CEsp), two proposals that restrict advertising by sports betting companies in Brazil are expected to be analyzed next week.
The projects were on the agenda of the meeting on Wednesday (21), but the vote was postponed after a request for review by Senator Jorge Kajuru (PSB-GO).
Senator Jorge Kajuru requested to review the report because he understands that, despite considering that Senator Carlos Portinho’s (PL-RJ) report “does not harm” the actors involved, he still needs to seek some understandings with the rapporteur.
According to Kajuru, it is necessary to observe the financial situation of clubs and communication broadcasters that need this type of financing.
