Aims to support downgrading of gambling transgression to misdemeanour
The board of directors of Instituto Brasileiro Jogo Legal (IJL) met on Thursday, January 21 in Sao Paulo to decide on various actions of interest for the gambling industry and to try to expedite the legalization of gambling in Brazil.
As the only amicus curiae participant in the Extraordinary Appeal case (RE 966.177) that will have overall repercussions in the country, at the Plenary of the Supreme Court on April 7, IJL will present a Memorial to be given to ministers, addressing all the main facts about the case and the arguments underpinning the gambling controversies for the Supreme Court to judge.
The case deals with the appeal of the State Prosecutor’s Office of Rio Grande do Sul in the Supreme Court, which calls into question the judgment passed by the Special Penal Court in a Class action where exploitation of gambling games was branded a criminal act, ignoring the practice of classing it as a misdemeanour on the grounds that the prohibition of gambling does not conform to de facto current constitutional principles.
In other actions by IJL, as defined by the collegiate, will be the resumption of public hearings in Brasilia, with IJL’s proposal supporting gambling legislation in Brazil with meetings with the presidents-elect of the Chamber of Representatives and the Federal Senate, as well as plans to intensify contacts with the Executive.
