Brazilian Senator Carlos Portinho, the country’s Senate leader, says that a vote on legalization of gambling will take place after the national elections in October.
The Senator said the proposal was controversial but said the sector “needs to be regulated.” The legalization will be tied to income tax reform and will produce social benefits, said Portinho.
He told Brazilian media Valor: “I don’t really like using gambling to support the nursing salary floor, but I understand that you have to look for sources of funds.” He added that offshore sites are “selling bets, earning a lot and paying nothing,” in taxes.
He added, “what worries me is the manipulation of results, not the bets. There is already manipulation in sports, in football; I followed cases as a lawyer. Doing nothing is worse. This topic will go after the elections.”
