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The Senate of Brazil, has delayed its pending vote on the federal bill to modernise Brazil’s land-based gambling laws for casino, horseracing, bingo and the sale of jogo do bicho (Instant win games).  The development became clear as further readings of Bill No. 2,234/2022 were postponed by the Senate until 2025. During an ordinary session, Senator Eduardo Girão requested the …

Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, has voiced his support for Bill 2,234/22 to legalise casinos, bingos, and betting on horse racing. As reported by SBC Noticias, the Minister had a meeting with Irajá Silvestre – the Senator and Rapporteur of the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) – which approved the Bill earlier in June.  Speaking to Haddad, Silvestre said: …

The bill to regulate Brazil’s land-based casinos, bingo, horse racing and jogo do bicho (instant win games) will most likely be voted on in August.  The announcement came from Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), who said that there is no need to rush with the vote on Bill 2,234/2022. According to Pacheco, it’s best to look at the matter with …

The Senate of Brazil has updated its weekly schedule, announcing that a vote on Bill 3,626/23 to regulate a federal sports betting marketplace will take place on Wednesday 6 December. The announcement was confirmed by the Senate’s gazette, declaring that the plenary session will vote on two federal laws on Wednesday, related to regulating sports betting and on working rights …

The final vote needed to approve the launch of Brazil’s federal sports betting marketplace has been postponed. The plenary of the Federal Senate was scheduled to vote on Bill 3,626/23 today (Wednesday, 29 November). However, last-minute deliberations see senators divided on the inclusion of online games (casino) incorporated in the bill’s text. Bargaining reportedly went down to the wire, but …

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has reinstated a ‘working group’ to ensure that a new regulatory regime is approved to adopt and regulate new gambling laws.   Brasil Socialist Party deputy member Felipe Carrera will lead the working group, reporting developments to Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco. The group is reported to have reinitiated meetings this week to ‘untangle the path’ for Brazil’s …

Brazil’s Senate Commission of Economic Affairs has approved a tax proposal on online games, despite a lack of clarity as to how the government will implement its federal gambling laws.  President of the Chamber of Senators Rodrigo Pacheco hinted that “whilst the debate won’t happen anytime soon”, interested parties should have information with regards to what type of taxes will …