Senate President David Alcolumbre (Union-AP) chose Senator Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL) to report the bill that expands income tax exemption for those who receive up to R $ 5,000 per month.
The proposal, considered one of the main economic flags of the government Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), was, amid the attempted Plateau to recover political capital after the wear with the shielding PEC and the debate about the Bolsonarist amnesty.
Accelerated
Renan Calheiros, who also chairs the Commission on Economic Affairs (CAE), said he intends to ensure a quick and unchanged processing that obliges the return of the matter to the House.
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“The idea is to vote within 30 days. The text is balanced and has been widely negotiated with the economic team. It makes no sense to reopen discussions that have already been pacified,” said the senator.
Calheiros also signaled that the bill should not be used as an instrument of political pressure, in reference to the performance of deputies who, according to him, tried to condition the vote to other guidelines of interest to Congress.
Political relationship and backstage
Lula’s historical ally, Renan is one of the government’s leading articulators in the Senate. His son, Renan Filho, runs the Ministry of Transport, one of the folders with the highest investment budget.
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The choice reinforces the attempt by the Plateau to shield the senate process and prevent the text from being changed by political rivals, such as Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), who reported the bill in the House and is considered Renan’s regional adversary.
Days before the House vote, the senator had presented a parallel proposal for IR reform, a movement interpreted as a way to press Lira to accelerate the main text.
Proposal content
The project approved in the House provides for full exemption from IR to workers with income of up to R $ 5,000 and gradual reduction of the rates for those who earn up to R $ 7,359 monthly.
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The loss of collection will be compensated for the creation of a minimum rate of 10% over income over R $ 50 thousand per month. According to Estimates by Arthur Lira, the measure should benefit about 15.5 million taxpayers.
The government expects the Senate to take advantage of the text in November, allowing the new table to take effect in 2026, an election year.
