Brazil senator proposes fund financed by a tax on online betting

Senator Alessandro Vieira said his report on Brazil’s anti-organised-crime bill would propose a fund financed by a new tax on online betting companies. He said the fund’s resources and management would be shared by state governments and the federal government, and that the money would support investment and strategic actions rather than salaries. If a separate fund faces resistance, he said a dedicated allocation within the National Public Security Fund is an alternative.