Technical assistance to the rural producer and the current situation of the policy of minimum freight in road freight transport were the main themes debated by the Parliamentary Front of Agriculture (FPA), on Tuesday (04). The representative of the Agricultural Policy Commission of the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), Pedro Loyola, reinforced the importance of technical assistance to the rural producer and requested the support of the FPA to return it as a creditable item through credit rural. In July, the government withdrew from the Agricultural and Livestock Plan 2018/2019 the possibility of financing the assistance for the next harvest.
Deputy Sérgio Souza (MDB-PR), FPA’s vice president in the Southern Region, stressed that technical assistance should continue to be linked to rural credit, with controlled interest rates. “Without it, agriculture would not be what it is today. It is fundamental to produce food safely, “he said.
For him, excluding technical assistance is to remove those who bring the knowledge and technologies to the field, in order to guarantee a production with quality, efficiency and safety. “That’s not acceptable. We will speak to the government immediately and work to prevent this from happening. Knowing to plant, cultivate and treat pests and diseases is the result of a good policy of technical assistance, “said Souza.
For Deputy Evair de Melo (PP-ES), FPA’s institutional coordinator, the assistance allows the monitoring and monitoring of farming practices in the field, ensuring safety throughout the production process. “Failure to do so may void the warranty. This aid and subsidy can not be waived so that the rural producer has adequate knowledge to plant correctly, safely and productively. It’s a sensitive issue. Let’s work for it, “said the deputy.
According to the representative of the Organization of Cooperatives of Brazil (OCB), Paulo César Dias, there are records, through studies and reports, of a growing history of the direct relationship between productivity and technical assistance. “We do not understand the motivation to take such a relevant input,” says the representative.
Minimum freight
At the same meeting, the new measures on the minimum freight policy for road freight transportation, instituted by the federal government under Law 13,703 / 2018, were discussed. FPA vice president, Alceu Moreira (MDB / RS), stressed that the discussion should happen from the minimum price table, agreed in plenary in the National Congress. There is no possibility, according to the deputy, to adjust the minimum freight with the price of fuel. “This will bring major losses to the country,” said Moreira.
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He also stressed that the diversity of cargoes, modes of transport and territorial differences should be taken into account in a minimum freight policy. According to him, the agreement should guarantee fair conditions for carriers, regardless of their category, and for the national productive sector, which depends almost entirely on this mode of transportation.
The vice president reiterated that there is still a slow process in the country’s decision-making process. “Today, the STF has all the technical tools to make a decision. Minister Luiz Fux was very correct in collecting inputs from all the representative entities in the process, but now it is time to arbitrate on that. If ANTT can not, the Supreme will have to decide, “said Moreira. For Congressman Sérgio Souza (MDB-PR), regulation by the federal government would never work. What should be done, according to the parliamentarian, is to adopt other mechanisms for financing, financing, monitoring against highway tolls, and adjusting the price of diesel in the country.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.