The federal government and Congress remain without consensus on the final text of the National Critical Minerals Policy, which is being processed urgently in the Chamber of Deputies.
Last Tuesday (14), the rapporteur of the proposal, deputy Arnaldo Jardim (Cidadania-SP), presented a preview of his report.
The text meets several demands from the private sector on points considered essential, such as expedited environmental licensing, granting tax benefits, such as exemption from Income Tax for the use of trademarks, patents or technological licenses, and the creation of a guarantee fund for financing in the mineral sector, with the aim of reducing obstacles and encouraging investments.
Questioned by CNN Regarding the government’s vision in relation to the text, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, stated that he requested a meeting with the deputy to seek “synergy” between the vision of the Executive and the Legislative.
“And from there, we can seek maximum convergence between the vision of the Executive and the rapporteur, so that the necessary tax balance and the necessary environmental balance are reached in the end,” he said.
The points most celebrated by the private sector in the deputy’s preliminary report were precisely tax and environmental issues.
When asked about the possibility of sending a text authored by the government to Congress if there is no agreement on these points, the minister did not rule out the hypothesis.
“If it is not possible, naturally, if there is disagreement, the government will use democratic instruments, naturally, through the instruments that the President of the Republic has”, he concluded.
the government and Congress are struggling over which policy will be approved for the sector.
Parliamentarians assess, however, that the Executive wants to position itself as the author of the policy.
Behind the scenes, mining companies criticize the government’s attempt to “claim paternity” on an issue that was already progressing in the Legislature.
