Project that allocates cryptocurrencies to the fight against cancer is on the agenda of the Chamber

Following police operations in Brazil, cryptocurrencies seized by authorities could be used to fight and prevent cancer, according to a bill still pending in the Chamber of Deputies.

Bill 2.164/2021 submitted last year has been processed in various committees among the deputies since its presentation.

Around the world, some societies committed to the fight against cancer have already started accepting cryptocurrencies and bitcoin as donations.

But in Brazil, all indications are that the SUS may start receiving contributions after the fight against organized crime that uses cryptocurrencies.

Bill reserves cryptocurrencies to fight cancer

Presented by Federal Delegate Weliton Prado (PROS-MG), with Rapporteur Dr. Luizinho (PP-RJ), the project finally reached the plenary of the Chamber.

The project was almost included in PL 4.401/2021, the so-called “Marco das Cryptocurredas”, but parliamentarians preferred to discuss the law separately.

So the expectation is now to know if the project will be approved in the Chamber of Deputies, with a plenary meeting scheduled for 9 November at 9am.

If approved, the bill must also be considered by the federal senate, which must vote for approval by a majority in the plenary.

Passed in the legislature, the bill would go to presidential sanction, that is, there is still a long way to go.

The law project “provides that all crypto-assets seized, seized, kidnapped or lost in favor of the Union must be used for actions to fight cancer.”

What is the rationale for the proposal?

The bill’s author defined the justification that Brazil will have a 42% increase in cancer rates in its population over the next 10 years.

And disease detection rates in the country are low compared to realities like the United States.

Thus, deploying more resources to fight cancer could help Brazil alleviate the disease at an early stage, in addition to effective prevention and diagnosis.

The MP also justified that cryptocurrencies used for crime, when seized by the Union, should be better used for this case.

It is envisaged that, after a police operation proves fruitful, seizing cryptocurrencies, they should immediately be converted into Brazilian Real and the value allocated by the Ministry of Health and SUS for the fight against cancer.

Cancer is today the second leading cause of death among Brazilians and one of the main reasons for a greater fight against the disease.

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