The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), assessed, late this Tuesday night (21), that “it only makes sense” for the House to vote on the LDO (Budget Guidelines Law) of 2026 “after resolving the fiscal problem”.
“So as not to have to vote to change the target”, said the president, as he left the Chamber at the end of the day.
The indication comes amid the finalization, by the Ministry of Finance, of alternative proposals to the provisional measure alternative to the increase in the IOF (Tax on Financial Operations).
A, after the deputies decided to remove the topic from the agenda. The Treasury has since been studying other measures to close the accounts.
The expectation is that the department will send such proposals, related, for example, to PIS/Cofins and defense insurance rules, to Congress this week.
Afterwards, interlocutors of the rapporteur, Gervásio Maia (PSB-PB) had already signaled that there was no expected date for consideration of the LDO before the resolution of the fiscal issue generated with the overthrow of the MP.
Government officials consider the changes in compensation for Pis/Cofins tax credits to be the least controversial measure for approval in Congress, amid the government’s attempt to recover revenues frustrated in the 2026 Budget due to the overthrow of the MP.
