Brazilian govt. readies plans to create National Secretariat for Prizes and Bets

After the publication of the Provisional Measure that seeks to regulate sports betting, the Brazilian federal government is moving forward with the creation of the National Secretariat for Prizes and Bets. The new body will report to the Ministry of Finance.
In order to achieve its goal of monitoring the sports betting system, the secretariat will be staffed by agents from the Federal Police and the…