According to the former minister, legislature refuses to debate government projects, such as exemption from income tax for salaries of up to $ 5,000 and the end of scale 6 by 1
The former minister (PT) Harmingly criticized the National Congress this Sunday (21), during a demonstration in support of the president’s government (PT), held in Brasilia and more than 30 cities across the country. “We have to be aware that, to change this country, we have to change the National Congress,” said Dirceu, when criticizing the approval of the call and the amnesty attempt to involved in scammer acts. According to him, the legislature refuses to debate government projects, such as exemption from income tax for salaries of up to R $ 5,000 and the end of scale 6 by 1.
The former minister also defended increased taxation on the richest. “It’s time to charge taxes from the rich, BBB-billionaires, banks and bets,” he said, accusing the far right, the Bolsonaro family and governors such as Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans-SP) to work against the Lula and political alignment with former US President Donald Trump.
Dirceu, who joined the PT’s direction again with the election of Edinho Silva for the party presidency, articulates to run a place in the House in 2026. “I want to greet each companion who came here with the certainty that we will defeat them and reelect Lula,” he said. The act brought together petist leaders, such as Lindbergh Farias (RJ) and Paulo Pimenta (RS), who also criticized the shielding PEC and the amnesty project. “It is a slap in the face of society to vote on these two stories. It has not seen in Brasilia such a great act,” said Pimenta.
The demonstration began in the immediate vicinity of the National Museum and went to the front of Congress, with protest banners that said “no amnesty for coup”, “Enemy Congress of the People” and “No to the Bondery PEC”. There were also attacks on the mayor, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), responsible for guiding the urgency of the Amnesty Project, renamed “PL of Dosimetry” by the Rapporteur Paulinho da Força (Solidarity-SP). The governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha (MDB), was also the target of the protesters, who associated him with pockets.
*With information from Estadão Content
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