FEDERAL REVENUE SECRETARY, Robinson Barreirinhas, goes to CPI in the Senate and suggests revisiting law on the regulation of the sector
The Special Secretary of the IRS, defended on Tuesday (11.mar.2025) that the Congress revisits the project of regulating online bets to maintain direct income tax retention.
According to him, the measure would come to make the bets less attractive to the public. He denied that the intention is to increase the collection of public coffers – to indulge that there would be change at some level.
“The gambler should yes pay income tax because, in this case, there is no collection function. Has a detailed function, to dissuade the person and not to encourage the game ”declared when participating in the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) of Bets no.
The initial bill determined that the customer should pay 15% over any betting gains, but has undergone a number of changes until it began to effectively be valid:
- Voting in Congress – determined that there should only be taxation in gains above the income tax exemption range (R $ 2,824 per month in 2024);
- Sanction by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) – He vetoed him (he had the exemption out of the text on the grounds that other lottery activities do not operate in this way;
- Analysis of vetoes in the legislature – overturned the president’s determination and kept the dismissal in the track.
“This theme is distressed a lot. Because I understand that those who bet and receive prize have to pay with retained income tax at source for any amount. But my position was won here at the National Congress ”said Barreirinhas.
He suggested to congressmen Put this specific aspect of the text again on the chamber’s agenda and the Senate.
“If you want a suggestion, I already give you a suggestion. I would go back to the text originally debated ”said the chief of the tax authorities when answering a questioning of the senator (PL-DF).
The Senator (Republicans-DF) commented on Barreirinhas criticism to Congress. According to her, the economic team celebrated the law when it was passed and the CPI would bring legislative changes.
“Here the Lord wanted to bring a lot of responsibility to us because of a veto we dropped. The law is not all bad. I would very much like you, in this CPI, to reaffirm the compliments you made to the legislation. Because I felt very guilty here ”declared Damares.
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Barreirinhas also argued that companies are supervised for what they already did in Brazil before regulation, even those that did not work in the country.
He says there “difficulty” in how to summon or investigate a company that is abroad. Nevertheless, he said it was necessary to look at the people who worked for the brand in the national territory.
“In my opinion, those who were in person, materially here, even informally, responds before the Brazilian tax authorities”declared the secretary.
