The bill (PL 1.130/2025) by Senator Jayme Campos (União-MT) allocates part of the lottery revenue to Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly (ILPIs). The information was given during a speech, this Wednesday (19).
According to the senator, the measure seeks to strengthen care for elderly people in vulnerable situations, thus guaranteeing housing, food and medical assistance for those who do not have family support or their own means to support themselves.
“Our proposal foresees the transfer of net amounts collected in three sports lottery contests to these institutions. The resources will be directed to essential areas, such as the acquisition of safety and hygiene equipment, the purchase of medicines and the adaptation of spaces for care.”
“In addition, the project allows shelters to receive financial support regardless of any pending tax issues, preventing bureaucracy from being an obstacle to accessing these funds,” he explained.
Lottery proceeds to help shelter demand
The parliamentarian then highlighted that the demand for shelters has increased in Brazil. However, according to him, without proportional financial support, which leads to precarious care.
According to the parliamentarian, in the last 12 years, the elderly population has grown by around 60%, with more than 33 million people over the age of 60. In view of this, concrete actions are required to ensure dignified aging.
“This demographic growth poses an ever-increasing challenge to society and public officials. Lotteries already allocate resources to various areas, such as education and public safety, but the time has come to pay closer attention to those who helped build this country and now need our support,” he argued.
Lottery collection for Civil Defense
Other projects follow the same trend of transferring lottery funds to social actions. Recently, the same Senate approved a proposal to transfer the proceeds from a lottery contest to the National Fund for Public Disasters, Protection and Civil Defense (Funcap).
The proposal approved by the Infrastructure Services Committee (CI) allocates the income from one competition per year to the Fund. In addition, the text determines a four-year deadline for this measure.
Measures like these aim to provide financial support in difficult times and for causes that affect thousands of people throughout Brazil.
An example cited to corroborate this transfer to Funcap was the floods that occurred in Rio Grande do Sul in 2024. Given the efforts of the public authorities to minimize the consequences of intense climate events, the lack of financial resources is a limiting factor in these actions.
