The government () decided to withhold the sanction of the bill that exempts anyone earning up to R$5,000 a month from income tax () to avoid an empty ceremony and boost the launch ceremony at Palácio do Planalto.
The plan is also to highlight a popular topic considered positive for federal management for a few more days.
of the president, the project is considered one of Planalto’s main bets to boost the PT’s popularity before the 2026 elections. Government ministers and Lula himself indicated that the sanction would take place last week, but that ended up not happening.
The 15-day period for the rule to be sanctioned ends on the 27th.
According to the PT’s assistants, the idea is to keep the issue in the public debate, given the popularity of the matter, and hold an event at the Palácio do Planalto with the participation of parliamentarians, members of the government and representatives of civil society.
If the project were sanctioned this week, there would be a risk of having little support, since Brasília is empty due to the UN (climate change conference) in Belém, and the Black Consciousness holiday, on Thursday (20). The da and do sessions will be held in a hybrid format, allowing parliamentarians to vote remotely.
Furthermore, the President of the Republic is fulfilling a series of agendas in the coming days outside the federal capital, which would make it difficult to hold the ceremony. He should inaugurate a bridge in Tocantins this Tuesday (18), I should go to Belém this Wednesday (19) and travel to São Paulo on Thursday (20). He will then embark for South Africa, where he will participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit. His return to Brasília is scheduled for next Tuesday (25).
PT’s interlocutors say that the plan now is to hold a ceremony on the 26th at Palácio do Planalto. The sanction of the project is seen by allies of the Chief Executive as an opportunity to bring the tax justice agenda, defended by the federal government, to the focus of public debate, at a time when it is damaging the president’s image.
According to Lula’s assistants, the possibility of him making a statement on national television to address the issue has not been ruled out. In November last year, it was the responsibility of the Minister of Finance, on the same occasion that he dealt with the spending cut package drawn up by the government.
Since then, Secom (Secretariat of Social Communication) of the Presidency and the PT have made a series of pieces published on social media highlighting the expansion of the IR exemption range. The expectation is that, with the sanction, parliamentarians and allies will be able to unify the discourse, linking the matter to an initiative by the PT government and giving greater visibility to the topic.
There is an assessment among Lula’s allies that it is necessary to give great prominence to the proposal, as millions of Brazilians will benefit. In addition to the exemption, the article provides for a progressive discount on IR for taxpayers who receive from R$5,000 to R$7,350 monthly. , Haddad must travel the country to discuss the proposal.
