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Brazilian justice minister backs betting tax for anti-gang fund

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Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski supported a proposed tax on betting to fund measures against organised crime during a hearing of the Organized Crime Parliamentary Inquiry Commission. He said Senator Alessandro Vieira’s Anti-Faction Bill would direct part of betting-tax revenue to security actions; the source describes this as a proposal, not an enacted measure.

The proposal could direct betting-sector tax revenue to public security if adopted.

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Brazil finance minister backs tighter betting oversight and higher taxes

Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan advocated stronger oversight and higher taxes on betting companies at an event on 24 July, while also backing restrictions for people in financially vulnerable circumstances. He said the government wants to use operator betting data to identify frequent bettors and prevent benefit recipients and people using the Desenrola debt programme from betting. Durigan also said the government was working to reduce betting advertising.

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