The expansion of agricultural cooperatives was a way for the productive sector to dribble the “Brazil Cost”. It was highlighted by the chief economist of XP Investimentos, Zeina Latif, on Tuesday (17), during an event of agricultural cooperatives in São Paulo (SP). “In Brazil, you’re either big and have a stop-or-go game. The small businessman even has protections, but the average one does not. “
In this regard, Zeina highlighted the productivity gains obtained by the Brazilian agribusiness as a point out of the curve in comparison with other sectors. In addition to the fiscal adjustment and structural reforms, especially the Social Security, the economist stressed that the business environment needs to be improved so that the productivity of other segments also increases, as well as what happened with agribusiness. According to Zeina, tax reform, focusing on the simplification of taxes; economic opening and education are other crucial factors for resuming growth.