Esmeralda Britton González
Esmeralda Britton González is the president of the Junta de Protección Social (JPS) in Costa Rica, an institution responsible for regulating lotteries and raffles in the country. She recently ordered an investigation into a controversial fundraising raffle connected to Natalia Díaz's presidential campaign, asserting that such activities require authorization and are illegal without proper oversight.
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Esmeralda Britton González is one of the newly elected deputies.
Escrutinio definitivo del TSE deja en firme a los 18 diputados de San José para el periodo 2026-2030
Costa Rica· 2026-02-25
Esmeralda Britton González is a former head of the Social Protection Board and is a candidate for deputy in San José.
Candidatos a diputados oficialistas aparecieron en entrega de bonos de vivienda del gobiernoCosta Rica· 2025-09-05
Esmeralda Britton González is the president of the Junta de Protección Social who commented on the satisfaction of seeing an older adult change their reality thanks to the lottery prize.
Un solo ganador se llevó los ¢1.230 millones del acumulado de la loteríaCosta Rica· 2025-06-03Esmeralda Britton González, president of the JPS, announced that she ordered an investigation into the apparent sale of numbers for a raffle.
TSE aclara que rifas para financiar partidos son prohibidasCosta Rica· 2025-04-06
Esmeralda Britton ordered an investigation into the illegal raffle organized for Natalia Díaz's campaign.
JPS abre proceso contra rifa destinada a recaudar fondos para campaña de Natalia DíazCosta Rica· 2025-04-03