The PT released a video criticizing the por.
In the piece published on social media, the PT states that the government’s (PT) proposal promoted tax justice by increasing taxes for billionaires, banks and bets (betting houses) and that it was a defeat for the Brazilian people.
“The National Congress defeated the people, they defeated President Lula’s project, they sabotaged the country”, states the video.
The message, which features images in favor of taxing the super rich, recalls that the government also proposed exemption from Income Tax for up to R$5,000 and says that, with the provisional measure, billionaires, banks and bets “would pay a little of what they earn” to “do justice to the entire country”.
“What is at stake is Brazil’s social programs and investments in fundamental areas such as health and education”, says the video.
The provisional measure originally provided for a tax on bets, fintechs and lines of credit. The version that was overturned, however, no longer provided for the taxation of bets, because rapporteur Carlos Zarattini, from PT, dehydrated the text to try to get votes — which didn’t work.
In the video, which resumes the discourse of rich against poor emphasized in July, after the overthrow of the IOF (Financial Operations Tax), the party claims that Congress overturned the measure to attack Lula and try to reduce his chances of winning the 2026 elections.
“They once again betrayed the interest of the Brazilian people. The National Congress defeated the people, but, if they want to touch the scales of tax justice, the people will know how to give change on the scales of democracy”, he concludes.
The provisional measure was overturned by com. They positioned themselves against Lula, the PSD, which has three ministries in Esplanada (Agriculture, Mines and Energy, and Fisheries), and the Republicans, Hugo Motta (PB), and the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas.
The Planalto Palace assesses that there was a .
The governor, but opposition deputies used the Chamber rostrum to thank him for supporting the overthrow of the measure.
Now, the Lula government is evaluating ways to compensate for the lack of increase in revenue and admits that there may be.
