Lula Vows "no Love to Gambling" In Brazil's Election Year
President Lula has actually moved firmly into "early campaign mode" as the Senate weighs new securities for social media platforms. Leonardo Biazzi and Elisa Marcante report on how the impressive regulations of the Bets program are being reframed through a wider lens of 'civic duties'... political bargaining is expected in an election year.
The PT government has actually threatened to take a 'harder direction' on gambling as a new round of finger-wagging starts in Brazilian politics over the governance of an uncertain online market.
On Monday (9 February), speaking at a health care and education summit in São Paulo, President Inácio 'Lula' da Silva once again provided a speech crucial of the 'Bets' regulatory program for online betting.
Though introduced under his period in 2025, President Lula proclaims that he has actually been among the greatest challengers of online gambling, keeping that he holds "really severe concerns" about the sector.
In early campaign mode, as he prepares to combat for a fourth presidential term, Lula informed audiences: "We will take a really severe action versus the 'bets'. They are taking money from the bad people of this nation."
Lula makes 'BBB' stance clear
The rhetoric aligns with the PT government's populist slogan of "BBB Tax - billionaires, banks and bets" - a message that will be relayed to citizens ahead of Brazil's General Election on 4 October.
There is no uncertainty in the President's position, with the market now strongly in his sights. Lula was vital of all betting activities, stating: "I learned to be against gaming. I protested gambling establishments and the illegal numbers video game because the church taught me that I had to oppose betting.
"What is taking place today is that the gambling establishment has gone inside people's homes. It is in the livi
President Lula has actually moved firmly into "early campaign mode" as the Senate weighs new securities for social media platforms. Leonardo Biazzi and Elisa Marcante report on how the impressive regulations of the Bets program are being reframed through a wider lens of 'civic duties'... political bargaining is expected in an election year.
The PT government has actually threatened to take a 'harder direction' on gambling as a new round of finger-wagging starts in Brazilian politics over the governance of an uncertain online market.
On Monday (9 February), speaking at a health care and education summit in São Paulo, President Inácio 'Lula' da Silva once again provided a speech crucial of the 'Bets' regulatory program for online betting.
Though introduced under his period in 2025, President Lula proclaims that he has actually been among the greatest challengers of online gambling, keeping that he holds "really severe concerns" about the sector.
In early campaign mode, as he prepares to combat for a fourth presidential term, Lula informed audiences: "We will take a really severe action versus the 'bets'. They are taking money from the bad people of this nation."
Lula makes 'BBB' stance clear
The rhetoric aligns with the PT government's populist slogan of "BBB Tax - billionaires, banks and bets" - a message that will be relayed to citizens ahead of Brazil's General Election on 4 October.
There is no uncertainty in the President's position, with the market now strongly in his sights. Lula was vital of all betting activities, stating: "I learned to be against gaming. I protested gambling establishments and the illegal numbers video game because the church taught me that I had to oppose betting.
"What is taking place today is that the gambling establishment has gone inside people's homes. It is in the livi