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Hugo Motta schedules MP vote in the Chamber for Monday

extra28 August 2026 at 21:16

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), scheduled for Monday (the 31st) the vote on the provisional measure that ends the "blusinhas tax," charged on international purchases of up to US$ 50. The plenary session is scheduled to begin at 6 PM, right after the analysis of the MP by a joint committee composed of deputies and senators, which meets at 4 PM.

Maintaining the end of the 20% charge on these purchases is one of the main electoral flags of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his reelection campaign. The federal government has an interest in maintaining the measure as part of its political strategy to gain consumer support.

The processing of the MP was stalled in the National Congress due to lack of agreement among parliamentarians. The text was at risk of expiring without being voted on, after facing pressure from the opposition, from businesspeople in the productive sector, and from a rift between President Lula and Hugo Motta himself.

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