The general director of Federal Police (PF), Andrei Rodrigues, stated this Monday (3) that taxing bets is a “central agenda” for public security. The statement was made during a public hearing at Chamber of Deputies to debate the Security Amendment Proposal to the Constitution (PEC).
The proposal, which is being processed in the Chamber, increases the allocation of resources from bets to finance security. The speech by the general director of the PF comes amid the repercussions of the mega police operation carried out in Rio de Janeiro.
Andrei Rodrigues defended the proposal and reiterated that “it is a central issue”, as it would guarantee more resources for the police, including the PF, which currently receives only 0.5% of the amounts collected by the sector
“This is a central issue, and this would come not only for the Federal Police, but for all the police forces in Brazil, it would come in a very encouraging way so that we would have an increase in the allocation of resources to the sector. Knowing the gain, the profitability of these bets, taxation for Security is a central point. Today, the Federal Police has only 0.5% allocation of this resource, and that could also be increased”, he said.
The suggestion to increase bet resources allocated to security was made by deputy Alberto Fraga (PL-SP), coordinator of the Parliamentary Security Front, known as the bala bench.
Bet Taxation
Recently, the Lula government tried to increase the taxation of bets through a Provisional Measure, but the text ended up expiring after losing support in Congress. Now, the government is looking for new proposals to expand taxation of the betting sector in the country.
In the Senate, the Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) is expected to vote this Tuesday (4) on Bill 5,473/2025, which proposes increasing taxation on bets and fintechs. If approved and there is no appeal, the text will go directly to the Chamber of Deputies.
The new project increases the bet rate to 24%, a higher percentage than the provisional measure that expired at the beginning of October. The Lula government’s MP predicted a tax of 18% on gross revenue from online betting and gambling, known by its acronym in English as GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue).
Fonte Gaming365 – Brasil
