In the statement sent to the Ministry of Finance, Donato calls for the immediate revocation of the measure
Federal deputy Messias Donato (União-ES) entered the debate on the tax on blouses and went to the Ministry of Finance to request the revocation of the 20% rate on international remittances of up to US$50. A Young Pan had access to the request, in which the parliamentarian cites studies to support the request and argues that the charge is making Brazilians’ lives more expensive without delivering any of the benefits promised when it was created.
The Minister of Finance, Dario Durigan, admitted last week that the end of the tax is under discussion within the government. Tax collection, however, breaks records: in the first four months of 2026 alone, the Federal Revenue collected R$1.78 billion from the measure, an increase of 25% compared to the same period last year. In 2025, the total was R$5 billion. The numbers help the government to pursue the year’s fiscal target.
In the application, Donato cites a study by the consultancy firm Global Intelligence and Analytics, released in April 2026 and commissioned by the Brazilian Association of Mobility and Technology, which showed that After the adoption of the rate, Brazilian retail prices rose above inflation in segments such as cosmetics, jewelry, stationery, footwear and clothing. For the parliamentarian, the tax didn’t just stop at imports: it reached the shelves of domestic commerce and the pockets of those who don’t even buy on foreign websites.
The deputy also points out in the document that the cruelest impact was on lower-income familieswho used international platforms to access cheaper products or items that simply do not exist on the Brazilian market. With taxation, many people started to give up purchases that met basic needs, from clothes to school supplies.
Created in August 2024, the fee was a response from the government and Congress to a request from the national industry, given the difference in taxation between national products and those sold by platforms such as Shein, Shopee and AliExpress. Despite having sanctioned the measure, President Lula even classified it as “irrational” at the time. Now, with the debate reignited within the government itself and a deputy formalizing the request for revocation to the Treasury, the pressure for a retreat is beginning to gain institutional momentum.
In the indication sent to the Ministry of Finance, Donato calls for the immediate revocation of the measure and argues that the end of the charge alleviates the cost of living, expands access to consumer goods and corrects a distortion that has weighed on family budgets without concrete results for the economy.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
