Brazil: Senator Omar Aziz asks PGR to remove online betting sites
The senator cited that these games could put underage audiences at risk.
A senator in Brazil has requested that the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) remove all sports betting sites that are currently operating in the country, according to a local news report from CartaCapital.
In a proposal to the PGR, Senator Omar Aziz expressed concern that the current online games available could be accessed by younger audiences.
Senator Aziz said he opted to contact the PGR because presenting a bill on the matter “would take a long time to process.”
He wrote in his proposal, “These games, accessible to people of all ages, are leading young people, adolescents, children, adults and the elderly into debt, generating serious psychosocial problems and promoting the evasion of foreign currency, since most of the companies operating these games are based abroad.
“The impact of this practice is devastating, leading to the collapse of an entire generation that is immersed in the digital world, vulnerable to this limitless exploitation.”
He further outlined the importance of keeping previously established restrictions in place.
Aziz wrote, “It is the duty of the Public Power to ensure that constitutional norms are respected. In the case in question, the constitutional precepts are being flagrantly violated.
“The State’s inertia in regulating this sector allows online betting platforms to continue operating in an unrestricted manner, generating incalculable losses to Brazilian society. Immediate intervention is therefore urgent.”
Brazil is scheduled to open its regulated gaming market January 1 2025.
LOTERJ recently reopened the deadline for betting accreditation due to “high demand for regularization” in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
The organization reopened the application window as of September 5 and gave companies in Brazil that want to be accredited in the iGaming and fixed-odds sports betting markets 15 days from the reopening date to submit their requests.
So far, more than 100 applications have been filed for iGaming licenses in Brazil following the establishment of ordinance 1,207, a document that lays out the rules and regulations for fixed-odds betting operators.
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