The Aracaju City Council approved, in the first round of voting, the project that proposes the creation of the Municipal Lottery. The funds raised will be allocated to health, education, social assistance, sports, leisure and culture.
In the session held last Thursday (8), councilor Isac Silveira (União Brasil), author of the project, highlighted: “The creation of LOCAJU reflects a trend that is growing throughout the country”.
According to Isac Silveira, this initiative represents a relevant strategy to increase the city’s revenue and can generate millions in revenue for Aracaju.
On the other hand, councilman Lúcio Flávio (PL) expressed concern about the accelerated processing of the proposal. For him, “the most prudent thing would be to wait for the position of the Supreme Federal Court, which will assess whether official lotteries are the exclusive jurisdiction of the Union”.
The matter will still need to undergo further votes in the Chamber before it can be effectively implemented. Discussions should continue until all points are clarified.
Botucatu municipal lottery will receive R$7.5 million investment
Municipal lotteries have become a trend in the country. For example, in São Paulo, the City Hall of Botucatu recently announced the creation of the Municipal Lottery, which represents the first Public-Private Partnership of the current administration.
In this sense, the SPLOTO Consortium will be responsible for the operation and will invest approximately R$7.5 million over five years. In addition, the concession will last 20 years.
The City Hall will allocate all the funds collected to Botuprev, the Municipal Pension Institute. This will provide relief to the public coffers, allowing new investments in other areas. It is important to note that the initiative follows federal legislation, which authorizes state and municipal lotteries.
The Botucatu lottery will have six modalities: passive, numerical predictions, specific predictions, sports predictions, exclusive instant and fixed-odds bets. Thus, bettors will be able to choose between physical or virtual tickets and different types of bets.
The City Hall and the SPLOTO consortium have already signed the concession contract. Therefore, the initial phase will take place over the next six to eight weeks, with the installation of the booths and points of sale. Soon after this stage, the sale of tickets and bets will begin, expanding the entertainment options and local investments.