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Brazil – Ministries in tug of war over sports betting
By James - Ngày 21 tháng 2023 năm XNUMX
The new Minister of Sports, André Fufuca, argued that the new Secretariat of Prizes and Gambling (SNPA), created to manage the sports betting sector, should remain under the orbit of his portfolio as well as that belonging to the Ministry of Finance.
“We will define with Minister Haddad what the powers of both will be. What will be the relevance for us and what it will be for the Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance, “ he said.
The bill approved in the House of Deputies established that the SNPA would be created under the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance, despite the Progressista’s (Progressives party) insistence on assigning it to the Ministry of Sports.
In dialogue with the Broadcast Político, Fufuca stated that he would meet this week with the Ministry of Finance, to seek to widen the debate, anticipating that a distribution between both portfolios would be the most convenient.
“It is a large, important secretariat, it has collection, supervision, regulation and we have to have a mature debate with the Treasury to find a way. Dividing it is the best way, very calmly, without confusion or anything,” he said.
Likewise, he indicated that he will seek to increase the percentage of income that will be allocated to his ministry which currently stands at 4 per cent.
“The division was correct in terms of the areas that will benefit, but I think that sports could be expanded a little more. I am not saying that it is small, but it could be larger,” he said.
Trong cuộc cải tổ nội các, Tổng thống Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva đã bổ nhiệm nghị sĩ liên bang Andre Fufuca làm bộ trưởng thể thao (thay thế Ana Moser), trong khi nhà lập pháp Silvio Costa Filho được bổ nhiệm làm bộ trưởng cảng và sân bay. Cả hai đều thuộc về Trung tâm một khối các đảng bảo thủ đã thống trị nền chính trị Brazil trong nhiều thập kỷ. Hai bộ trưởng từng liên minh với đối thủ chính trị của Lula và người tiền nhiệm Jair Bolsonaro, người nắm quyền từ năm 2019 đến năm 2022.
