"Regulating isn't enough," she told him. Some asks don't fit on a form.
A Mother Who Lost Her Son to Betting Asks Lula to Ban the Sites
Vânia de Souza Borges, a teacher from Uberlândia, spent two years seeking action from the Civil Police, the Minas Gerais Public Prosecutor's Office and the Senate's bets inquiry, with no result. Her son Rafael Borges Amaral died on 23 March 2024, aged 26, after eight months of a gambling addiction; at 1:48am he transferred R$30 to a payment intermediary used by betting sites. On Sunday 12 July she met President Lula in Brasília and asked him to ban online betting houses outright, saying regulation alone is not enough. Lula has said he will announce a decision soon.
Source: A Mother Who Lost Her Son to Betting Asks Lula to Ban the Sites — Agência Pública
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