The PEC on Fuels may be submitted to Congress this week, deputies discuss overturning Bolsonaro’s vetoes on the Federal Budget, and the PT caucus in the House tries to attack Sergio Moro

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 25 Jan 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The PEC on Fuels would allow federal taxes and the ICMS tax on fuel to be reduced or even zeroed. The proposal would have an impact of R$ 27 billion on the tax collection of states and municipalities. Truck drivers may put pressure on the government and Congress to find a solution for the high prices of fuel. Deputy Hugo Leal (PSD-RJ) supports the overturning of the veto on INSS resources. The Ministry of Labor and Pension was the main ministry hit in nominal terms – R$ 1.005 billion. The legal team of the PT caucus is preparing a report on the possible installation of a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the performance of former judge and presidential candidate Sergio Moro in the private sector. It is unlikely that a CPI with this objective will be installed.

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