The government and allied lawmakers are discussing the possibility of requiring companies that benefited from the end of the so-called "little blouses tax" to transport packages through Correios. The intention is to give a lifeline to the state-owned company, which has been recording record losses in recent months.
The idea is that this rule be included in the text of the provisional measure (MP) that ended the collection of a 20% tax on international purchases of up to US$ 50. The forecast was that the text would be voted on that date in the congressional committee reviewing the proposal.
According to the balance sheet released by Correios, revenues from international packages fell 56.4% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, dropping from R$ 815.2 million to R$ 354.8 million. During the period, the state-owned company's loss surged to R$ 5.5 billion.
According to people involved in the negotiation, the inclusion of Correios' exclusivity in package transportation also came from the company itself, as a way of trying to recover part of the revenues lost with the elimination of the tax on international purchases.