The hardening of the rules for obtaining insurance can be reviewed, said on Tuesday (12) the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad. At a hearing at the Joint Congress Committee that discusses the Alternative Provisional Measure to Elevate the Financial Operations Tax (IOF), the Minister responded to criticism of parliamentarians about proposals on paid aid to fishermen in the period of reproduction of fish.
“I am very sensitive to the lines. There is no problem with perfecting the text,” said Haddad, after requests from parliamentarians from various parties to make changes more flexible.
The minister pointed out that the changes were discussed with other federal government folders And said that Audits of the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) warned of fraud in granting the benefit, which is equivalent to an unemployment insurance paid to fishermen in some months of the year.
“This concern [com o seguro-defeso] Appeared from recent audits by the Comptroller General of the Union that lit a yellow signal about some aspects of the program that were, according to them, out of control, ”said Haddad justified
THE Minister said that reinforcement in control cannot make it difficult to access the program by the artisanal fisherman who is entitled to the benefit.
“Law comes first of all, but we will not lower the guard in relation to the controls that must be established for the good of the program itself. Our duty is to make the right benefit to those who are right,” he said.
Changes
Besides raising taxation on financial investments and the contribution paid for bets to the government, the Provisional Measure 1,303/2025 hardens the rules for granting defender insurance. The text requires the approval of the fisherman’s registration by the City and limits the annual expense with the benefit to the amount defined in the budget sanction.
Rare land
Although it was not the subject of the public hearing, Haddad was asked about the possibility of the government to include critical minerals and rare land in negotiations with the United States. The minister replied that the three powers need to think strategically how to add value to these products.
“The Brazilian standard is to export commodity [bens primários com cotação internacional]. We should think of this specific case because it is a very special case. It is not like iron ore, which exist in many places. Here [no caso das terras raras e dos minerais críticos] You have concentration in Brazil. In a few countries, in China there is a lot, in Brazil there is a lot. That’s why the class keeps an eye on the national territory, ”said Haddad.
The minister recalled that, in the presidency of Joe Biden in the United States, the Brazilian government opened negotiations with the United States about the possibility of joint ventures In Brazil to produce batteries in the country, with technology transfer to Brazilian companies. Joint ventures These are new companies created by two or more existing companies, each with equal weight in management.
