Lira should meet with Haddad to discuss the payroll tax issue, the Ministry of Finance is considering ending the tax exemption on imports of up to US$ 50, and Lula plans to travel around the country this year

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 18 Jan 2024 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Today, the president of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), is expected to come to Brasília to meet with the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad (PT), to discuss the payroll tax exemption. The Ministry is considering ending the import tax exemption on imported products of up to US$ 50, but this measure would be widely unpopular. After spending a year focused on the international agenda, President Lula is now starting a series of trips around Brazil. We are in an election year, and the government wants to be seen by the population as trying to improve the performance of its allies in the election.

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