The Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) entered the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Thursday (09), with a new request to suspend the tabulation of minimum prices of federal government freight, sanctioned by President Michel Temer .
The entity formalized in the Supreme Court an amendment to the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 5959, filed by the entity in June to end the effectiveness of Provisional Measure (MP) 832, which created the freight table for road transportation.
Law 13703/18, originally issued by the MP, was published today in the Federal Official Gazette. The CNA is against any tabulation because it believes that the measure hurts free competition, as well as harm the population. In this way, the Confederation claims that the law is unconstitutional.
In the petition, the CNA justifies that “the essence of the norm was maintained … that is, the unconstitutionality of state intervention in eminently private economic activity”. The entity states “that the Law has brought ancillary issues that make state intervention even more patent and unconstitutional.” One is the device that prohibits the setting of prices through negotiation.
The rapporteur for the ADIs in the STF is the minister Luiz Fux, who will hold a public hearing on August 27 before he positions himself. However, the Confederation defends the immediate analysis of the precautionary measure and the suspension of the tabulation until the date of the debate.
“The CNA, given the catastrophic situation that is already being developed in the Brazilian agricultural scenario and, consequently, in the national economy, is prevented from waiting until the public hearing (…) due to the scenario of social perplexity of such magnitude that in the country. “
In a recent study, the CNA estimated an average 12.1% increase in the price of food such as rice, meat, beans, milk, eggs, tubers, fruits and vegetables, which represent more than 90% of the basic food basket. Still according to forecasts, Brazilian families must spend more than half of the budget with these items.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.