The . In addition to prohibiting taxation of the payment mechanism, the MP also establishes guidelines for commerce.
The new standard was published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU). The revocation was announced after a wave of fake news and misinformation that Pix would be taxed.
The MP equates payment made through Pix in cash to payment in cash and defines that “there is no tax, whether tax, fee or contribution, on the use of Pix”.
Abusive practice
The MP establishes that charging additional charges on payments via Pix in cash constitutes an abusive practice on the part of physical or virtual establishments.
Furthermore, the standard provides that suppliers of products or services, in physical or virtual establishments, must inform consumers “clearly and unequivocally” about the prohibition of charging a higher price, value or additional charge for payments through Pix in sight.
According to the MP, failing to comply with the measure may result in penalties provided for in consumer law legislation. The rule determines that the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, will provide a digital channel for guidance and receipt of reports of illicit acts and crimes against the consumer relationship.
Banco Central
The provisional measure also defines that it is the responsibility of the Central Bank of Brazil to standardize and implement measures that make it impossible to identify users within the scope of Pix and the Instant Payment System (SPI).
“It is the responsibility of the Central Bank of Brazil to standardize and implement measures that guarantee the preservation of public digital infrastructure, its isonomic and non-discriminatory availability of the privacy of financial information processed within the scope of Pix and the Instant Payment System”, says the MP.
Provisional measures have the force of law and come into force when published by the Executive. The National Congress must approve the MP within 120 days to make it definitive law.
If it is not voted on by the Chamber and the Senate within the deadline, the MP “lapses” and loses its validity.
Government reaction
Driven by members of the opposition to the government, the fake news that Pix would be taxed has grown on social media in recent days. The government chose to, given the difficulty in denying the case.
One that investigates abusive practices in consumer relations that led to the application of scams related to false information that Pix would be taxed.
