The plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved last week the Provisional Measure 842/18, which deals with the renegotiation of rural debts. To enter into force, the matter still needs to be voted on by the Senate.
According to information from Agencia Câmara News, the original MP intended to release the concession only for the settlement of debts acquired under the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf), with two percentages (70% or 35%, according to the date of the contract), repealing five articles promulgated after the overthrow of presidential vetoes.
Meanwhile, Senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho’s (MDB-PE) conversion bill resumes these articles with minor adjustments, most of them regarding the date of joining and the reduction of discounts.
Both texts, however, condition the granting of benefits to the inclusion of fiscal waivers in the Budget.
According to the government, the proposal of the Chamber of Deputies means fiscal resignation of the order of R $ 17 billion, while the original MP would bring expenses of R $ 1.5 billion.
According to Deputy Afonso Florence (PT-BA), who participated in the negotiations for the adoption of the text, the government does not intend to veto the MP. “Approving this text, reducing rebates [rebates], was the best solution. Because waiting for the MP to expire only in November would give little time to join the renegotiation until December 2018, and the conversion project grants term until December 2019, “he argued.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.