Brazilian parliamentary front and IEPS launch anti-betting pact
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The Frente Parlamentar Mista para a Saúde Mental and the Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS) are launching the “Saúde Não se Aposta” pact at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, seeking support from elected and re-elected legislators. An opinion column alleges the accompanying IEPS dossier classifies 42 of 99 amendments to MP 1.394 as favourable to betting; it also says the measure is under urgent consideration and expires on 4 March 2027.
A Brazilian parliamentary front for mental health and the Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS) are launching a pact at the Chamber of Deputies to bring elected and re-elected legislators together against betting, according to an opinion column on a Brazilian betting industry site. The pact, Saúde Não se Aposta, aims to counter pressure from the sector in Congress throughout their terms.
IEPS will present the second volume of its dossier, A Saúde dos Brasileiros em Jogo, at the same public hearing. The dossier examines 99 amendments to provisional measure MP 1.394 and classifies 42 as favourable to betting, the columnist said, citing a separate column. The columnist said the dossier treats 17 proposals to reauthorise online games as a problem. The columnist argued that the dossier's classifications attributed intent to the amendments rather than describing their text.
The columnist criticised an earlier IEPS estimate that betting costs Brazil R$38.8bn a year in social costs, saying its authors acknowledged an association rather than direct causation. The columnist said the estimate applied figures from a British government study, converted into reais, to a Brazilian survey about drugs.
The provisional measure of 25 September ordered the early termination of licences and the blocking of betting sites. It has been under urgent consideration since 9 November, but the joint committee due to examine it has not been established. The measure expires on 4 March 2027.