The Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) approved this Tuesday (12) project PL 1130/2025, which provides for the transfer of part of the revenue from sports lotteries to non-profit long-term institutions that serve the elderly.
The proposal received a final decision in the commission. Therefore, if there is no appeal for voting in the Senate Plenary, the text will go directly to the Chamber of Representatives for analysis.
The project authorizes the allocation of net revenue from three annual sports betting contests to entities that care for elderly people full-time, such as nursing homes and charitable nursing homes.
In addition, institutions will need to maintain regular registration with the elderly or social assistance councils to receive the resources.
How will the distribution of resources from sports lotteries work?
The author of the proposal, senator Jayme Campos, from União Brasil de Mato Grosso, defended the creation of a new source of financing for institutions that serve elderly people in vulnerable situations.
According to the project, the amounts collected should finance expenses linked to the daily care of residents.
The resources can be used to purchase medicines, hygiene products, protective equipment and infection prevention actions.
Likewise, the text also foresees investments in structural improvements and adaptations of spaces intended for the isolation of residents when necessary.
The proposal’s rapporteur, Senator Damares Alves, from the Federal District Republicans, highlighted the importance of long-term institutions in welcoming elderly people without family support.
According to Senator Damares, “cases of elderly people with little family support and a lack of resources to live a dignified end of life are likely to increase in the coming decades.
We need to guarantee resources for this noble and worthy purpose. After all, if we have the gift of living a long life, all of us will need special care in our old age. And long-term care institutions for the elderly play a fundamental role in caring for the least assisted.”
Project creates permanent source of financing
During the analysis of the proposal, Damares Alves also stated that the project establishes a continuous source of resources without increasing the Union’s spending.
In this sense, the senator highlighted that the measure only reorganizes the allocation of part of the revenue from existing sports lotteries.
The text also determines that the transfer takes place on a permanent basis, allowing greater financial predictability for the benefiting entities.
Currently, many institutions face difficulties in maintaining basic services and covering expenses related to caring for the elderly.
