The Minister of Treasury Dario Durigan, confirmed that the new version of Desenrola, the federal debt renegotiation program, must incorporate strict mechanisms to curb debt on betting platforms.
The measure is being designed by the economic team to define the most efficient model for containing spending on bets by the defaulting public.
How the government intends to stop new spending on bets on the program
With the official announcement of Desenrola 2.0 scheduled for the next few days, the exact format of the restrictions has not yet been detailed.
However, the minister left it open that the rules could vary from imposing value ceilings for use on platforms to completely blocking new bets for citizens registered in the program.
The Government’s central concern is, mainly, to guarantee the effectiveness of the renegotiation and the financial sustainability of the participants in the long term.
“We are studying how to create compensation for customers who use Desenrola. Because there is no point in resolving a debt and then immediately getting into debt again in betting”, explained Durigan.
Parliamentarians who participated in the meeting reported that the minister was emphatic about the urgency for the government to combat the chronic problem of national debt.
Focus on the low-income population and the possible use of FGTS
The presentation of the structural outline of Desenrola 2.0 to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took place last Tuesday (07).
After presidential approval, the proposal now only undergoes final adjustments at the Treasury before its launch.
According to the deputies, Durigan highlighted that the new round will mainly target low-income families, warning that a “very significant” portion of Bolsa Família beneficiaries currently have their name negative.
In order to facilitate debt settlement and expand the scope of the program, in addition to the restrictions related to bets, the Ministry of Treasury is evaluating authorizing the use of resources from the FGTS (Service Time Guarantee Fund) as a payment instrument, a measure that is still in the study phase.
