The president of the Chamber, deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL) said this Thursday (16) that deputies and senators are working to reach a consensus on projects dealing with fuel. According to the congressman, an agreement would speed up the processing of proposals in Congress.
Currently, two projects are under discussion. Defended by governors, one of the proposals creates a fund to stabilize the prices of oil products. The other, already approved in the Chamber, establishes a fixed amount for the collection of the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuels.
“The two Houses will waste this time to speed up the return of the Complementary Law project and a project by the senators, to have it voted on next week. We want to seek a consensus text between the two Houses. There may be some divergence, and with that the Proposed Constitutional Amendment [enviada pelo governo] stay away”, Lira.
After meeting with Lira, the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) withdrew from today’s voting agenda the proposals that deal with the reduction of fuel prices. Despite the postponement, Pacheco has stated that reducing fuel prices is “one of the main missions of the Senate” today.
“This situation alarms the entire Brazilian society and we need to respond to the price of fuel, which is increasingly high, at exorbitant values. This puts a lot of pressure on inflation. It’s not just the rise in the price of fuel, it’s what it does to the cost of things in general. This is one of the main missions that the Senate has in the coming days”, said Pacheco.
*Contributed to Marcelo Brandão.
