Parliamentarians linked to the evangelical bench are putting pressure on the government of Luiz Inácio da Silva (PT) for the approval of a temple, temples and other institutions linked to religious entities.
The, in turn, works to push the vote until after the presentation of what must be announced by the minister.
This Wednesday (27), Planalto should present details of this package to the presidents of the Chamber, (PP-AL), and the Senate, (PSD-MG), and party leaders. In the evening, to explain the measures.
The Treasury has two main concerns: with the scope of the exemptions and the repercussion of the measure at a time when the government intends to approve changes in the policy to increase the minimum wage and in other policies to reduce expenses.
A PT parliamentarian says, with reservations, that the approval of the PEC at this time would be “incoherent”.
The PEC under discussion provides for tax exemption on the acquisition of goods or services necessary for the “generation of income and the provision of services, including the implementation, maintenance and operation” of entities of any religion and their assistance and charitable organizations, such as daycare centers , nursing homes, orphanages, therapeutic communities, monasteries, seminaries and convents.
The text also determines that a complementary bill will have to be edited by the Executive to regulate the proposal.
The proposal would initially be voted on on the 13th, but after . Now, parliamentarians from the evangelical bench are pushing for the issue to be voted on this week.
The author of the PEC, deputy Marcelo Crivella (Republicanos-RJ), licensed bishop of the Universal Church, told Sheet this Wednesday (27) that “they are advisors” who do not want to vote on the proposal, but that “President Lula wants to”.
Members of the Executive see the approval of the matter as a signal from Lula to evangelicals, a segment that mostly supported (PL) in the 2022 elections and which.
In this sense, the government should guide in favor of the text. The PT bench, in turn, must release its members.
According to a technician who follows the negotiations, postponing the vote on the text would also give Haddad’s team more time to make adjustments to its content.
One of the impasses, according to this legislative technician, is that the Treasury wants to restrict the scope of the measure. He also says that it is not possible to say at this point what the financial impact will be, because this will depend on the conclusion of the tax reform regulation in Congress.
The proposal also provides that the conditions for enjoying the benefit of tax immunity are established in a complementary law. Deputies from the government base say that this will enable the Treasury to circumvent what it considers to be a possible distortion of the text.
