Uruguay
The Uruguayan government is evaluating whether to authorize an exception for the Libertadores final in Montevideo
The Executive Branch is analyzing a request linked to advertising for foreign betting houses in the tournament decider. There are opposing positions within the government, and Banca de Quinielas rejected the possibility.
The Uruguayan government is studying a proposal submitted by South American football authorities so that the clubs that play the Copa Libertadores final in Montevideo can wear shirts that include advertising for foreign gambling, despite the fact that such promotion is prohibited in Uruguay, Subrayado reported.
According to that outlet, the proposal was brought to President Yamandú Orsi and other authorities in the Executive Branch, who began evaluating a possible way out for that case. Among the arguments under consideration is that the advertising would not be aimed at the Uruguayan market, but at audiences in other countries.
Subrayado also noted that at least two views coexist within the government. One holds that the law establishes a prohibition and that no exception should be opened, so the finalists should play without that sponsorship on their kits and there should also be no static advertising from those companies during the match. The other position believes that, if the rationale were health-related, the restriction should cover all gambling and not only foreign operators, and warns that imposing limits of this kind can affect the staging of international events in Uruguay.
Banca de Quinielas, for its part, questioned the request from Conmebol and AUF. In a statement, it called for setting aside, for the moment, the commercial and legal debate and focusing on public health. It also said that the tournament final entails greater responsibility because it is an event with a massive audience.
According to Subrayado, those within the government who support the possibility of an exception argue that the reach of the match will be the same whether it is played at the Centenario stadium or in another country, since the broadcast will be carried by international signals. So far, there has been no final decision.
Sources
About this note. Written by El Notero with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not do its own reporting on this fact.
