The rapporteur of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) the bets do SenateSoraya Thronicke (We can-MS), said that the purpose of the CPI is to build a legislation that can embrace something that cannot be curved. “It is not simply to prohibit. We have to minimize this situation to the fullest,” he told the Infomoney Shortly after the meeting with the testimony of the Influencer Virginia Fonseca.
The senator stated that there is a legal limbo in BETS and it is necessary to improve the legislation. According to the senator, the CPI also investigates money laundering, currency evasion and the very operation of the games, which starts with gains and then makes the player lose.
The rapporteur says she wants to extend the CPI and has the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and the Federal Police to deepen the investigations.
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This Tuesday (13/5), the CPI heard the testimony of influencer Virginia Fonseca. According to Thronicke, the influencer gave an example to others who did not have the courage to attend.
Trust below excerpts from the interview with Senator Soraya Thronicke:.
Infoomoney – In your assessment, what is the contribution of the testimony of influencer Vírginia Fonseca to the investigation?
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Soraya Thronicke – She is the first influencer who has made herself available to CPI since December. She is a very young girl and CPI generates a lot of insecurity. We live in a legal limb. I told her that (advertising Bets) was not illegal, but it could be considered immoral, but this is a subjective issue. Objectively, there is no regulation or legislation to define what influencer is. The purpose of the CPI is to build legislation that can embrace something that we cannot curb. The truth is this. You can’t just forbid. We have to minimize this situation to the fullest. She gave an example to the other influencers, she gave an example of courage. Even though he needed to answer anything that would incriminate her, she made herself available, she was humble. I would like everyone to collaborate to find a solution together.
IM – What can you advance from your report?
ST – We are investigating money laundering, currency evasion, we are also investigating the algorithms. You start winning and then you lose. This is within a rule considered. We can also change the rule of resolution of the Secretariat of Awards and bets [órgão do Ministério da Fazenda]. Everything is very young, we are changing tires with the car walking. No one understood that. It was a big fright. Of course, the game has always existed, but not even mental health professionals, most are not prepared for this type of addiction. It’s a silent addiction, but I don’t know someone who doesn’t know who’s playing. People don’t say they are playing on social networks. Friends say they know someone. What we need is not just to regulate the issue of influencers and advertising. Worse than this are Chinese mafias and from other places, organized crime is worth it to move money worldwide. The question is very serious. Another issue we discovered throughout our work was that some bets, they start giving you a bonus. So, new fact will appear and we will put in the legislation, for example, prohibition of giving bonuses.
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IM – What are the next steps of the CPI?
ST – We have a long time, but the report is already in the press, it is logical that it is confidential, but we are also awaiting information from the Federal Police. There have been many COAF documents, but we still need the analysis. We can’t get the naked eye to analyze. They cross the information.
IM – Senator Eduardo Girão said during the statement that the CPI will end in Pizza. Do you agree with this statement?
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ST “Of course not, only if the pizzeria is from PGR, and I’m sure in this PGR, in this Federal Police, it won’t.” I want to extend (the CPI), I want to investigate, there is never a bad will. On the contrary, I am fighting here to investigate
