“Jabuti” was included by rapporteur Átila Lira (PP-PI) and is the subject of disagreement in Casa Baixa; text must be voted on in the 4th (May 8)
The Chamber of Deputies approved, this Tuesday (May 7, 2024), an urgent request for bill 914 of 2024, which establishes the Green Mobility and Innovation Program (Mover) and determines import taxes of up to US$50.00 (R$253.02). The PL must be voted on on Wednesday (May 8).
The provision that ends the exemption for small imports was the subject of disagreements in the plenary. The excerpt was included on Saturday (May 4) by rapporteur Átila Lira (PP-PI) and discussed at the leaders’ meeting this Tuesday (May 7). Even without an agreement, the president of Casa Baixa, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), committed to taking the project to a vote.
The PL for the Mover program was presented by the government on March 21 of this year, already under a constitutional urgency regime. However, due to the exceptional nature of the situation in Rio Grande do Sul, the condition was removed so as not to slow down the agenda and for deputies to approve measures to help the people of Rio Grande do Sul. In return, Lira committed to voting on the project this week.
Initially, the program only dealt with a tax incentive of R$19.3 billion for car manufacturers that meet decarbonization criteria and the production of sustainable vehicles. Previously, the provision for taxing small imports was not mentioned.
As justification for the inclusion of the excerpt, rapporteur Átila Lira (PP-PI) highlighted that the item was necessary to defend the national industry.
“We propose to revoke the possibility of imports via postal shipment, which are currently exempt, so as not to create an imbalance with products manufactured in Brazil, which pay all taxes”he stated.
Taxing purchases up to US$50.00 was one of the flags defended by the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, in 2023. The government considered ending the exemption to increase revenue, but the economic team gave up after pressure on social media and of the First Lady, Janja.
The Federal Revenue defended the maintenance of the exemption for these lower value imports. According to the Tax Authorities, the benefit should be extended for further analysis of the economic impacts of the measure.
