The Chamber of Deputies‘ Committee for the Defense of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities approved a bill that directs 0.1% of revenue from online sports betting (bets) to the Brazilian Confederation of Deaf Sports (CBDS). Currently, the Ministry of Sports receives 22.2% of the total revenue. Under the new proposal, this amount will drop to 22.1%, with the difference being passed on to the CBDS.
Proposal replaces original text
The approved text represents a substitute by deputy Flávia Morais (PDT-GO) for Bill (PL) 448/2024, authored by deputy Julio Cesar Ribeiro (Republicanos-DF).
Flávia Morais stated: “Given that the CBDS plays a vital role in the development of sports among the deaf, we therefore need to value its work, which creates and offers training programs, holds specific sports competitions and openly supports countless deaf athletes in various sports.”
According to Congresswoman Flávia Morais (PDT-GO), the measure directly contributes to strengthening the organization. She added: “For these reasons, we are sincerely convinced that the resources from the allocation of fixed-odds betting revenue to the Confederation will be able to significantly strengthen, consolidate, and expand its sports development activities.”
Changes to sports betting laws
The original text of Bill 448/2024 amends Law 14,790/2023, which currently regulates fixed-odds sports betting in Brazil.
However, this same legislation modified important provisions of Law 13,756/2018, responsible for the guidelines for collecting revenue from official lotteries.
For this reason, the rapporteur chose to present a substitute, directly applying the changes to the previous rule.
Processing in committees
The proposal will undergo final analysis in the Sports, Finance, and Taxation Committees, as well as the Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committees. To become law, the bill still needs to be approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate.
