The consideration of Bill No. 3,626 was scheduled for this Wednesday (6) in the plenary of the Federal Senate but was once again postponed , even though it was on the Agenda.

The postponement of the project , which deals with the regulation of fixed-odds betting in Brazil, occurred after an agreement between the senators, who feared losing quorum with the vote this Wednesday due to the trip of many parliamentarians to COP 28, in the United Arab Emirates.

The new delay in voting on the sports betting bill further tightens the deadline for parliamentarians to approve the text before the parliamentary recess, which begins on December 22.

The idea is for the law to be approved this year so that the government can count on the revenue from bets in next year’s budget.

However, if there is a change to the text that was approved by the deputies during the vote in the Senate, which is quite likely, the project will have to return to the Chamber before being sent for presidential sanction.

Postponement was already expected

According to the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, the senators agreed to postpone the vote on the matter at a meeting last Tuesday (5). Despite the agreement, the topic remained on the Agenda until the start of the plenary session.

In the session, Pacheco stated that preference will be given to the opinion of Senator Angelo Coronel, which brings relevant changes to the bill .

The proposal for postponement was presented by Senator Flávio Arns and supported by Senator Angelo Coronel.

“That this assessment could be done, instead of tomorrow, next week, in person, with the important and significant presence of senators in the Plenary”, he argued.