By Denise Rothenburg — The days of the victorious government’s argument in the Federal Supreme Court about payroll tax relief not having predictable resources are numbered. The trend now in Parliament is to link all appropriations from now on. DPVAT alone, the mandatory vehicle insurance to be voted on this week in the Senate, would guarantee R$15 billion. The parliamentarians’ idea is not to leave resources free to the Executive Branch, but rather to link everything possible to what is agreed between the leaders.
In time: If fashion catches on, all the efforts made in the past to delink Union revenues will go down the drain in the blink of an eye, or better yet, with the push of a button in the plenary sessions of the Chamber and the Senate.
Parliamentarians in charge
Deputies complain that not even the 2023 health funds have been fully released. There is, for example, R$60 million left in amendments that have not yet been paid. Either the government pays these and others by next week, or the 9th of May in the plenary will be a defeat for the
Executive power.
What creates uncertainty
At the same time that parliamentarians and the government fight for the right to say what to do with public money, investors abroad are demanding spending cuts and attention to fiscal issues, something that Lula has vehemently criticized. There’s just one problem: if investors flee because of the growth in public debt, it will be difficult for the government to promote the dreamed economic and social development.
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Nobody moves
Until the October election, the centrist parties in government will remain more restrained in their criticism of the Executive Branch. But, if inflation rises — hampering the population’s purchasing power in supermarkets — the raids will soon begin on the platforms.
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Now, go
The fact that the former head of the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa asked to testify in the Marielle case, which led to his arrest, is seen by Rio de Janeiro politicians as a sign that he must tell everything he knows. It’s been six years without reaching an outcome regarding those who ordered the murder of the councilor and her driver.
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Likes
A “suspicious” party/ The PT goes into the municipal elections with “field command” in the country, but with its allies divided. In no capital will they all be together. There will be competition all over the country. What worries most is São Paulo.
Take a good look/ If Tábata Amaral (photo) rises to the point of threatening Guilherme Boulos’ favoritism, PSB will gain strength. And if the MDB of mayor-candidate Ricardo Nunes defeats both, it will be impossible for the PT to bring them all together in 2026.
Topic of the moment/ The artificial intelligence revolution will be debated today at Correio Braziliense, starting at 2:30 pm, with technicians studying the future of various sectors with the use of AI and the challenge of regulation.
Juliano Costa Couto/ And there went a leader who preached dialogue and harmony between the Powers. Here’s our solidarity with the lawyer’s family, who couldn’t resist bowel cancer. Humanity is advancing in so many fields, but, to date, it has not achieved a cure for this disease. May the cure come soon
and the vaccine.
