Brazilian Chamber approves bill for sports-funded federal sports university
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on 10 February to establish the Federal University of Sport in Brasília, with part of its funding to come from fixed-odds betting revenue allocated through the Ministry of Sport. The proposal now goes to the Senate; opposition lawmakers criticised the plan, while a government leader said it answered a long-standing request from athletes.
The bill would allocate some fixed-odds betting revenue to fund a federal sports university if enacted.