The Chamber of Deputies approved this Thursday, 15th, in two rounds, the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution that governs public service permits. Called the Lottery PEC, the proposal offers an extra term for the current contracts of all lottery agents with Caixa Econômica Federal.
The proposal now goes to debate in the Senate. The text foresees that lottery agents who work under the permission regime or who were only accredited may benefit. In the first case, there are those who won bids promoted by Caixa.
The proposal now goes to debate in the Senate. The text foresees that lottery agents who work under the permission regime or who were only accredited may benefit. In the first case, there are those who won bids promoted by Caixa.
According to the PEC, the second group includes 6,310 lottery retailers with contracts prior to the 1988 Constitution, which did not go through a bidding process. They are individuals or legal entities that only obtained accreditation to act as resellers of lottery tickets, when such permission was available.
“We deem it essential to establish, with the utmost urgency, greater long-term stability for expanding services to the needy population, to those who do not have access to the banking network, to the direct and indirect beneficiaries of the collection, as one more means of achieving the objectives of a prosperous, orderly, more egalitarian and fair country”, said the rapporteur, Deputy Darci de Matos (PSD-SC).
According to the congressman, the measure encompasses 13,400 lotteries.
About the Lottery PEC
According to Agência Brasil, the PEC was created to grant legal certainty to lottery shops, which have faced a discussion about permission in the Federal Supreme Court (STF). In 2015, contracts without prior bidding were considered valid by law, which also extended the permission for another 20 years. The legislation, however, has been questioned by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR).
