The level of household debt has grown and this may be one of the factors eroding the popularity of . Whatever it is. According to the Planalto alchemists, one of the causes of this debt would be electronic betting. Whatever they may be, but it was the government who opened the gate to this betting market. The minister did not do this to encourage the risk option.
It was pure and simple fundraising greed. In 2024, ekipekômika will sell licenses for tavolagem. There were 113 proposals in the queue, half of which were fancies.
The initiative was the dream of the bureaucrat and the revenue minister. Out of nowhere, they would get R$3.4 billion from the grants. By running the machines, companies would pay 12% on their gross revenues, winners would be charged 15% on top of a prize worth one minimum wage.
Contrary arguments coming from categorized sectors of public administration were ignored. The security area warned of the infiltration of organized crime in this new market. Health professionals have warned of an epidemic of disorders caused by gambling addiction. In 2024, Brazilians lost R$23.9 billion on betting sites.
Faced with these sad numbers, in September 2024, “Brazil has always been against casinos, any type of gambling. Today, through a cell phone, the game is inside the family home, in the living room”, said Lula.
“We are noticing in Brazil the debt of the poorest people trying to make money, placing bets. It is a problem that we will have to regulate, if not soon we will have a casino operating in the kitchen of each house.”
So what? Nothing. Two years passed and the problem remained the same, until the Planalto alchemists were frightened by the families’ debt. This happens because it is walking sideways, but a goat was needed. They climbed. He has horns, paws and a goatee because the government gave them them.
Awake to the electoral effect of debt, Lula removed the prophet mode of 2024 and repeated the same arguments, putting a cherry on the cake. The first, conceived at the beginning of the government, worked.
The danger lies in a development that replicates Refis. This was a program created to alleviate the pain of victims of the tax burden. Especially upstairs debtors. Well-designed offers, deadlines, discounts and pardons. It became narcotic and has had about 20 editions so far.
Lula’s government lacks the courage to In April 1946, Brazil had beautiful casinos in Petrópolis, Urca and Copacabana. Closed them all. Today you can start by turning off electronic gadgets.
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