The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), reappointed deputy Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP) to the rapporteur of the bill (PL) Antifaction. The text deals with measures to combat organized crime and establishes the call Contribution of Intervention in the Economic Domain about bets (CIDE-Bets).
This is a new tax that provides 15% rate on the value of each deposit made by the user, with the amount being retained at the time of each bet. That is, to bet R$10.00 on a football match, the player would need to pay R$ 11.15, since the “extra” R$ 1.15 would be the amount corresponding to CIDE.
Former state secretary of Public Security in São Paulo, Derrite had already been rapporteur for the proposal in the Chamber last year. However, as the project underwent changes in the Senate (CIDE-Bets, for example, did not exist in the original text), it needs to be evaluated again by deputies. These can maintain or remove the project’s taxation.
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“I assume with great responsibility the report of the Antifaction PL in the Chamber of Deputies once again. I am working to deliver a technical text, consistent and aligned with the best international practices to tackle organized crime in a structured way”
Commented Derrite, in a post on social media.
Responsible for including CIDE-Bets in the Antifaction project, senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE), rapporteur on the matter in the Senate, estimates that taxation could generate up to R$30 billion per year to be used in the area of public securitysuch as in intelligence operations, integrated repression structures and federal prisons.
“We chose to create a CIDE-Bets which, according to an estimate prepared based on data reported by the Central Bank in a public hearing, could allocate up to R$30 billion per year to combat organized crime. This is the largest investment in public security made in history, with the necessary power to turn the tide in the fight against organized crime and return Brazil to Brazilians”, claimed Vieira in his report.
Betting sector is against CIDE-Bets
The proposal, however, is criticized by the betting sector, which claims that it could have the opposite effect to that desired and end up strengthening the illegal market. In it, the bettor would not be subject to CIDE-Bets and, therefore, would spend less to play his games.
“Today, according to LCA research, 51% of betting platforms in Brazil operate illegally, moving up to R$78 billion annually, with more than half of this volume flowing without paying taxes. The regulated sector (49%) is expected to collect R$9 billion in federal taxes in 2025, in addition to others such as PIS, COFINS and ISS, which add up to a relevant base of public financing. A new tax on deposits threatens to cannibalize this existing collection, as it reduces the space in the regulated market and expands the underground space“
Affirms a December note from the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR).
The institute also criticizes the revenue estimates presented by the government. The proposal aims to generate R$30 billion annuallya value that is close to the entire revenue of the regulated market — around R$37 billion. For IBJR, the account does not close and part of a “non-existent financial premise”, which would make it economically unfeasible the operation of formal companies.
The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) also expressed concern about the proposal. In December, the entity stated that the PL carries a contradiction: At the same time as it seeks to combat criminal factions, the institution of CIDE on deposits tends to strengthen precisely the organizations that the text intends to confront.
“Our concern is that the proponents of the measure are not clear about its impacts and the serious economic consequences that it will bring to the sustainability of the regulated market”, stated the president of ANJL, at the time.
The association claims that no country has been successful in taxing bettor deposits. “This occurs for a simple and internationally recognized reason: upon realizing taxes on the amount deposited, the user automatically migrates to clandestine operators, frustrating the central objective of regulationwhich is to bring the market to legality”, explains Lemos Jorge.
As an alternative to CIDE-Bets, the association suggests the allocation of a portion of the revenue from Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). This would avoid the creation of a new tax and preserve the regulatory environment, says the entity.
Originally presented by the Executive in November 2025, the Antifaction PL is being processed urgently. In these cases, the Constitution determines that deputies have up to 45 days to consider the proposal, a period that has already expired. With this, the matter starts to “lock the agenda”, preventing parliamentarians from voting on other bills until the Antifaction Bill is considered.
Source: Yogonet
Fonte: Gaming365 – Brasil
