On Thursday, 8 August, the Senate of Brazil will begin hearings on Bill 2,234/22, which carries the federal mandate to modernise Brazil’s land-based gambling laws.
The Bill will be presented by Senator Irajá Abreu (PSD-TO), as the chief sponsor, calling on Senators to back the project to modernise Brazil’s land-based gambling laws pertaining to casinos, bingos, horseracing, and the sale of jogo do bicho (instant win games).
The Senate’s debate of Bill 2,234/22 has been awaited for over two years since Abreu took over the project from former rapporteur Renato Vianna (MDB-SC).
Headline measures call for the government to annul the 1946 Decree Law of President Gaspar Dutra, which banned casinos from operating in Brazil’s municipalities and districts.
