The leader of the Chamber, deputy Pedro Uczai (PT-SC), filed a proposed amendment that constitutionalizes and ensures national sovereignty in the operation of the payment system. In practice, the measure seeks to ensure that Pix is free from interference.
The proposal is a response to recent threats to tax Brazilian exports following an investigation opened by the country that cites, among other things,
The PEC says that payment systems operated by “may not suffer restrictions or limitations on their use resulting from treaties, agreements, unilateral sanctions or negotiations with foreign governments”.
In justification, the PT leader in the Chamber defends Pix, saying that it reduced transaction costs, increased competition and the organization of economic life.
“Ordinary commercial matters, susceptible to bargaining between States, are not taken care of. However, we are living at a time when national strategic infrastructures have started to be treated by foreign powers as objects of pressure and negotiation”, says the justification for the proposal.
The proposal was filed on the same day that the PEC was advanced. This text did not have government support, but also included Pix in the Constitution.
The difference is that the BC’s PEC prohibits the concession or transfer of the system to another entity, whether public or private, and guarantees free access to individuals.
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