The senator Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) published this Sunday (12) a video in which he puts . In the recording, he states that the financial crisis affects more than 80 million people, with criticism of the level of interest and the tax burden.
In the same content, the parliamentarian also addresses the advancement of sports betting in the country, known as “bets”, .
According to Flávio, there are “a lot of people deluding themselves and thinking that they will make money by betting on what they don’t have; they lose everything and still end up in debt.”
The topic was also mentioned by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) throughout the week.
In an interview with ICL Notícias, Lula stated that the government intends to adopt stricter measures against betting platforms, mentioning the impact on family budgets. According to him, the phenomenon represents a new form of expansion of gambling in the domestic environment.
“I learned to be against gambling. I was against casinos and gambling because the church taught me that I had to be against gambling. What is happening today is that the casino has moved into homes. It is in the living room, in the hands of your children,” said Lula. “We are going to take very serious action against the ‘bets’. They are taking money from the poor people of this country”, added Lula.
It is worth remembering that the discussion takes place months after the sanction of Law 14,790, in January this year, which . The legislation establishes rules for operating the platforms, defines taxation criteria and distributes part of the revenue between areas such as social security, education, sport, health, tourism and public safety. It also provides for the charging of 15% Income Tax on the net profit from the prizes.
The movement on both sides comes amid the beginning of a pre-election environment. A Datafolha survey released this Saturday indicates a scenario of a technical draw in a possible second round,
Recent qualitative research by Quaest also shows a more specific look at debt. Despite positive economic indicators, such as rising income and falling unemployment, part of the population is experiencing financial difficulties.
According to analyses, men bet hidden from women. When questioned individually, they confirm that they place bets online individually and hidden.
However, when observed in groups, with other men, the discourse changes: they claim that they are making money when, in practice, they accumulate significant losses in the family budget.
The reading in Palácio do Planalto and the PT is that family debt – which includes high spending on betting – is compromising the budget and preventing the population from feeling the “relief” of the Income Tax exemption for those earning up to R$5,000.
To try to reverse this scenario, the federal government is preparing a new debt renegotiation program to reduce defaults focused on low-income families. The proposal provides for discounts of up to 80% of the FGTS.
