UNAFISCO says that the Minister of Finance “prioritized other areas” and that the stoppage shows “structural failures”
A (National Association of Fiscal Auditors of the Federal Revenue of Brazil) criticized this Monday (17.FEV.2025) the Minister of Finance, by saying that he is “correspondable ” by the strike of the IRS auditors. The entity states that the head of the (PT) government’s economic team gave priority to other segments and ignored the claims of those who work in the tax authorities.
“The perception of UNAFISCO is that Haddad is responsible for the strike because he prioritized other areas under his management, ignoring demands of revenue, fed the revolt of tax auditors. The National Treasury Attorney, subordinate to the same ministry, received 19% salary adjustments for the next 2 years, while auditors had their basic frozen maturity. This unequal treatment was the ‘gout of water’ for the strike ”declares in a note ( – PDF – 48 kb).
The strike movement began on November 26, 2024. The association states that the delegates of the main administrative regions of the IRS joined the stoppage, impacting 80% of foreign trade.
“Deputy Delegates and Auditors of the 8th (São Paulo), 7th (Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo) and 6th (Minas Gerais) RFB regional administrations formally notified superintendents about the suspension of critical activities. In letters, they stated that they entered into a minimum functional obligations, interrupting the issuance of Terms of Declaration of Tax Office (TDPF) – initial stage of inspections – and paralyzing essential administrative meetings. These 3 regions concentrate 80% of Brazilian foreign trade, making the measure a direct blow to the economy ”it says.
The association reinforces that it is the 2nd strike in less than 1 year and that this “Exposes structural failures” in the administration of the IRS. It claims to have a “Governance crisis” and that results in a wear and tear of government image.
Unafisco also talks about. It declares that the strike has a great financial impact.
Here’s the values listed so far:
- Federal Collection – “The strike has crashed R $ 15 billion in tax transactions pending since 2024, in addition to interrupting judgments in the Carf (Administrative Council of Tax Appeals), involving R $ 51 billion in tax disputes.”;
- Risk projections – “The government projected raising R $ 31 billion with tax transactions in 2025, but the 2024 history – when only R $ 5.4 billion were captured – reinforces skepticism.”;
- Paralyzed Foreign Trade – “More than 500,000 imports and export remittances are retained, with delays of up to 30 days in the release of cargo at airports such as Guarulhos and Viracopos. Sectors such as pharmacist, automotive and agribusiness are the most affected ”.
The other side
O Poder360 contacted the Ministry of Finance and the IRS by email to obtain a position on the UNAFISCO note and the statements about Minister Fernando Haddad. There was no answer until the publication of this report.
The space remains open for manifestation.
