Brazil’s Hugo Motta backs directing betting tax revenue to public security
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Speaker Hugo Motta said on 31 October that a bill to direct part of online betting revenue to the National Public Security Fund should be put to a vote. He said the proposal, developed with state security secretaries, would fund security measures and advocated higher taxes on betting companies; the fund currently receives money from lotteries and the federal budget.
The proposal could change how betting tax revenue is allocated and increase operators’ tax burden.