The City Council of Canguçu received, from the City Councilor Madrid, the Bill for the creation of LOTOCAN, the Loteria de Canguçu.
The recent decision of the STF allowed municipalities to explore the Lottery service along the lines of the Union of States. Some places already have legislation in this regard, such as: Pelotas in progress sent to the executive in an initiative of councilor Paulo Coutinho, and Porto Alegre with the process already approved.
The resources from LOTOCAN will be destined to the areas of health, according to Councilor Madrid, who stressed that the PL will cover:
- The Canguçu Charity Hospital;
- APAE;
- Home for the Elderly;
- Municipal Council for Children and Adolescents.
All these locations will be supported through special municipal funds to be created and the percentages for each area will be defined by the mayor’s decree in force. Through the project, the municipality will be able to explore all the lottery models used by the Union and the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
Councilor Madrid also commented on the project: “The possibility of creating the Loteria Canguçu – LOTOCAN, will be a new source of revenue for the municipality of Canguçu, to minimize a little the difficulties faced in health, the elderly, APAE and young essential sectors for all of us and, my struggle in this area, everyone who knows me knows that it is old and necessary, I believe that it is possible to combine the fun of the lottery helping health”.
Lotteries have a great history of helping the most diverse areas of Brazil, from education, health, tourism, economy and generation of jobs and new opportunities.
State and municipal lotteries allow the lottery game model to expand to different regions of Brazil, creating new sources of income for the most needy places and generating even more opportunities in the national betting scenario.