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Congress installs joint committee today to analyze MP on the 'blusinhas tax'

oglobo28 August 2026 at 04:01

The National Congress installed on Friday a joint committee to analyze the provisional measure that ends the so-called "blusinhas tax," the 20% charge on international purchases of up to US$ 50. The session to define the presidency and rapporteurship of the committee was moved up and was initially only scheduled for next week.

The committee had already been installed at the beginning of August, but without the definition of the main positions, which kept the MP stalled and at risk. With the anticipation of the meeting, it was finally possible to define who will occupy the leadership positions of the committee.

According to the agreement closed between the leaders, the presidency will be held by Deputy Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) and the rapporteurship by Senator Leila Barros (PDT-DF), both allies of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The proposal to end the tax is considered an electoral asset by the president, who is a candidate for re-election.

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