Associations representing the port sector will take advantage of the change in the minister of ports and airports to demand clear guidance from the government on the transition to the new tax system, at the risk of increasing logistics costs.
The departure of the department, which will seek re-election in , gave way to the then executive secretary, Tomé Franca, who is seen as a more technical name and likely to give voice to the sector’s agenda.
Companies are concerned about the lack of clarity after Tax Reform. This is because the changes only take effect in 2027, but according to the sector, it is in this year that operational practices, billing systems and other operations are defined.
The National Federation of Port Operations demands urgency on the agenda and says that the sector runs the risk of entering 2027 carrying cost distortions and legal uncertainty and loss of efficiency.
Therefore, it calls for institutional alignment between the Ministry of Ports and Airports, the economic team and the IBS Management Committee.
“The operational error of 2026 becomes the economic cost of 2027. The absence of this coordination could generate an artificial increase in logistical costs precisely at the moment when Brazil seeks to expand its insertion in international trade”, said Fenop’s tax coordinator, Menndel Macedo.
Another agenda is the unlocking of the ports framework in the Chamber of Deputies. The project is stuck in the House’s special committee. The federation demands that the issue be treated as a priority agenda to unlock the expansion of the sector and allow the growth of logistics capacity.
“One agenda unlocks the future of the sector. The other prevents an immediate mistake with permanent effects. Both require action now,” concluded Menndel.
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