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Brazil Looks at Lotteries, Private Sector to Finance Public Security

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President, Michel Temer, is expected to sanction on Wednesday a law that will allow the government to use revenues from public lotteries for public security programs. The government has also signed an agreement that will allow the private sector to invest in public security.

"For the coming year we have an expectation of R $ 2 billion in investments in public security,” said Public Security Minister, Raul Jungmann during a press conference at the headquarter of Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES) in Rio de Janeiro.

The minister said . . .

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