Farmácia Popular, Desenrola and exemption from IR lead positive evaluation; tax on international purchases and Pix rules are among criticisms
O Farmácia Popular, Desenrola Brasil and Income Tax (IR) exemption for taxpayers with a monthly income below R$5,000, they stand out as the main successes of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government, according to an AtlasIntel survey in conjunction with Bloomberg released this Thursday (26).
Free for all medicines and medical items Popular Pharmacy It is classified as correct by 84% of those interviewed, 9% as an error and 7% do not know. Desenrola, the population’s debt renegotiation program, is considered successful by 75%, wrong by 14% and 11% don’t know.
The income tax exemption is seen as right by 74%, wrong by 16% and 10% don’t know. Next comes the signature of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU), seen as a success by 63%, a mistake by 14%, an error they don’t know by 23%.
For 60%, the end of mandatory driving school classes to take the driver’s license is seen as a success, while 33% say it is a mistake and 7% do not know.
Among the 14 programs surveyed, the one with the highest negative rate is the tax on purchases of up to US$50 (around R$300) on websites abroad – 62% say it was a mistake, 30%, right, and 8%, they don’t know. The employment quota for semi-open inmates and former inmates in public tenders is considered a mistake by 51%, correct by 32% and 18% don’t know.
The attempt to monitoring transactions via Pix which add up to more than R$5,000 per month is seen as a mistake by 59%, 35% are correct and 7% don’t know. 45% say it was a mistake to adopt the fiscal framework to balance public accounts, while 40% see an error and 15% don’t know. The withdrawal of public companies, such as Correios, from the privatization program is considered a mistake by 51%, a right decision by 43%, and 6% do not know.
The survey interviewed a sample of 5,028 respondents among the target audience of the Brazilian adult population. The methodology was random digital recruitment. The margin of error is plus or minus 1 percentage point and the confidence level is 95%. The collection period was from March 18th to 23rd.
*With Estadão Content
