At a hearing at the Joint Commission of Congress, the minister responded to criticism of parliamentarians about proposals on paid aid to fishermen during the breeding period of the fish
The hardening of the rules for obtaining insurance can be reviewed, said the Minister of Finance. At a hearing at the Joint Congress Commission that discusses the alternative provisional measure to raise the tax on financial operations (), the minister responded to criticism of parliamentarians about proposals on paid aid to fishermen during the breeding period of the fish. “I am very sensitive to the lines. There is no problem with perfecting the text,” said Haddad, after requests from parliamentarians from various parties to make changes more flexible.
The minister stressed that the changes were discussed with other federal government folders and said audits from the Union Comptroller General () warned of fraud in granting the benefit, which is equivalent to unemployment insurance paid to fishermen in some months of the year. “This concern [com o seguro-defeso] Appeared from recent audits by the Comptroller General of the Union that lit a yellow signal about some aspects of the program that were, according to them, out of control, ”said Haddad.
The minister said that reinforcement in control cannot make access to the program by the artisanal fisherman who is entitled to the benefit. “Law comes first of all, but we will not lower the guard in relation to the controls that must be established for the good of the program itself. Our duty is to make the right benefit to those who are right,” he said.
Changes
In addition to raising taxation on financial investments and the contribution paid by BETS to the government, Provisional Measure 1,303/2025 hardens the rules for granting defender insurance. The text requires the approval of the fisherman’s registration by the City and limits the annual expense with the benefit to the amount defined in the budget sanction.
Rare land
Although it was not the theme of the public hearing, Haddad was asked about the possibility of the government including critical minerals and rare lands in negotiations with. The minister replied that the three powers need to think strategically how to add value to these products.
“The Brazilian standard is to export commodity [bens primários com cotação internacional]. We should think of this specific case because it is a very special case. It is not like iron ore, which exist in many places. Here [no caso das terras raras e dos minerais críticos] You have concentration in Brazil. In a few countries, in China there is a lot, in Brazil there is a lot. That’s why the class keeps an eye on the national territory, ”said Haddad.
The minister recalled that, in the presidency of Joe Biden in the United States, the Brazilian government opened negotiations with the United States about the possibility of joint ventures in Brazil to produce batteries in the country, with technology transfer to Brazilian companies. Joint Ventures are new companies created by two or more existing companies, each with an equal weight in management.
*With information from Agência Brasil
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