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Brazil – Lawmaker says that gaming bill should be approved before the end of the year
Bill 442/91, which was passed in the lower house and is now in the senate, could be passed after the Presidential elections. The information was confirmed to local newspaper Bahia NotÃcias by Deputy João Carlos Bacelar Batista. Bacelar is a member of the Mixed Parliamentary Front for the Approval of the Regulatory Framework for Games…
Brazil – Lawmaker defends gambling bill
In a meeting with counselors and directors of the Commercial and Business Association of Foz do Iguaçu Brazilian Deputy Nelsi Conguetto Maria (Deputy Vermelho) defended the legalisation of gambling. Vermelho said that casinos would be a way to boost the national economy, promote tourism and generate new jobs. Casinos are part of a number of proposals aimed…
Brazil – Candidates to face off again after close presidential race
On Sunday, Presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula as he is universally referred to) obtained 48.4 per cent of valid votes in the Presidential election, which excludes blank and null ballots, while Bolsonaro got 43.2 per cent, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. The race was much closer than pollsters predicted as far-right incumbent Jair…
Brazil – Gambling could help fund wage increase for nurses
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved by 425 votes to 7 a Constitutional Amendment Proposal for a new nursing minimum wage. The rapporteur of the proposal (PEC 11/22) Deputy Carmen Zanotto said that the salary increase could be funded by the legalization of gambling. The Plenary still needs to analyze a modification introduced by political…
