02/05/2024 – 12:59
The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, said this Monday, 5th, that the issue of whether or not to tax international remittances of up to US$50 is currently under discussion in the Federal Supreme Court (STF), but this type of purchase modality international revenue fell after the new rules launched by the Federal Revenue Service's Remessa Conform program.
On January 17, the National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) against the import tax exemption for small value goods, intended for individuals in Brazil.
Under the argument of damage caused to the competitiveness of the Brazilian productive sector, ADI requests that Remessa Conformo be suspended until the merits are judged.
“This is before the Federal Supreme Court, it is a direct action of unconstitutionality, which is being evaluated by the Attorney General of the National Treasury, and there is also movement in the National Congress in relation to this. We will discuss, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary, what is the best solution for this”, Haddad told journalists, after participating in a meeting with economists and researchers from the Brazilian Institute of Economics of Fundação Getulio Vargas (Ibre/FGV), in the south zone from Rio de Janeiro.
According to Haddad, the Remessa Compliance program, which establishes compliance rules for international shipments, “is operating well”. The minister stated that these low-value international remittances have already “fallen a lot” and that the issue of smuggling even involved drug shipments to Brazil, but “that is over”, given the new disciplinary rules.
“So what was the greatest evil was removed, which was the crime of taking over postal shipments”, stated the minister.
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