President overturned the rule that allowed the Federal Revenue to monitor financial movements above R$5,000
The president of PT, (PR), praised this Wednesday (15.jan.2025) the decision of the president (PT) of the normative instruction that increased supervision over transfers above R$5,000 from Pix to individuals. “He did very well”, these.
“The government never intended to tax Pix or charge tax on Pix transactions, committing injustice against those who fight informally. So that this doubt does not remain in people’s minds, exploited by the opposition with its fake news, misinformation and scams, it was right to revoke”, declared the deputy on her account on .
Gleisi also said that those responsible for spreading the “fake news” must be investigated and punished.
GOVERNMENT GOES BACK
The Federal Revenue Secretary, Robinson Barreirinhas, announced this Wednesday (15 January) that he will overturn the regulatory instruction that increased supervision over transfers above R$5,000 from Pix to individuals.
Barreirinhas said that “unscrupulous people distorted the Federal Revenue normative act, harming many people in Brazil, causing panic, especially among the humblest population”. He stated that the measure became a “arma”.
“Unfortunately, these unscrupulous people aim to harm the most humble people in the country, including creating room for crimes to be committed based on this lie. Unfortunately, this damage is ongoing. And because of this continuity of damage, this manipulation of this act by the Revenue, I decided to revoke this act”declared Barreirinhas.
The head of the Tax Authority said that one of the reasons for the revocation is that “This has, unfortunately, sadly become a weapon in the hands of these criminals.”
The other reason is to “not harm the debate, the proceedings” of the provisional measure announced by Minister Fernando Haddad (Finance), on the same occasion, which will equate payments in Pix and in cash. “It is a provisional measure that reinforces the principles of both non-encumbrance, free use of Pix, and all banking secrecy clauses surrounding Pix”he declared.
AGU WILL ACTIVATE THE PF
Also present during the announcement, the minister of the AGU (General Attorney’s Office), Jorge Messias, said that he ordered the body to notify the PF (Federal Police) this Wednesday (January 15) to open an investigation targeting the authors of news and scams involving Pix. Messiah also spoke of “actors on social networks who generated this informational disorder”.
One of the videos critical of the change in the Tax Authority that became popular on the networks was that of the deputy (PL-MG), surpassing the mark of .
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