Cartoonist Jota A from Piauí is competing for a national award with a cartoon that satirizes the Tigrinho Game, a virtual gambling game that has recently become popular in Brazil. The artist, who works for O Dia newspaper, received an honorable mention at the Piracicaba International Humor Salon, one of the most traditional events in the humorous sector in the country.
Jota A is now competing in the popular vote for the award, which takes place online and allows the public to choose the winner among the selected works. The nomination for the national award represents recognition of his work in the Brazilian graphic humor scene.
The theme chosen by the artist, the Tigrinho Game, has become the target of criticism in recent months due to its popularization and the negative impacts it causes on players, especially young people. Jota A's cartoon uses humor to comment on this social issue.
