The president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Saturday (28.May.2022) that the tax reduction is beneficial for the entire country. He also stated that his management “never” will reach the Manaus Free Trade Zone. He made the statements during his participation in the March for Jesus, in Manaus, Amazonas.
“The Manaus Free Trade Zone will never be affected by this government. This government reduces taxes throughout Brazil. And the tax reduction is beneficial for the entire country. Nobody will lose anything here by reducing taxes, like the IPI”, said the president. Bolsonaro said he has never seen a country grow “increasing or creating” new taxes.
The president was the target of criticism and an action by the government decree of tax reduction that affected the Free Zone. On May 6, the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, suspended the effects of the tax reduction in relation to products that are produced by the Manaus Free Trade Zone. The decision was given in a lawsuit filed by Solidarity. The process was initiated by the Amazon bench in Congress.
The Free Trade Zone is a region where industries have tax incentives to set up. With a reduction in the tax burden across the country, it becomes less attractive. Moving production from Manaus to the main consumer markets is expensive.
A few days earlier, on April 29, the Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) had criticized the government’s reduction action affecting the region. “[Essas decisões] can only be taken by those who do not know or care about the people.”said PT at the time.
Recently, the former vice-president of the Chamber, Marcelo Ramos (PSD-AM), said that his vacancy as vice president of the Chamber was not worth his “omission” to the “Federal Government Attacks” for the Manaus Free Trade Zone. He was part of the lawsuit filed in the STF against the government.
During his speech at the March for Jesus in the capital of Amazonas, Bolsonaro again stated that he was against abortion, gambling, the legalization of drugs, communism and socialism. He said that the world is going through a difficult time where there is no one to blame, but that we are “getting to the end” of the worst phase.
The president also said that Brazil does not want to return to “dark times”referring to previous governments.
Read the full text of Bolsonaro’s speech at the event below:
“To participate in this event of praise to our God. We know who the Creator is. We know where we’re going and what we must do to have eternal life. We are passengers on this earth.
“We have principles, we have values and we have something to defend. We do not give up family values. We are against abortion, as well as against those who also defend abortion.
“We have one God, one Lord. He who serves two masters is not worthy of representing us. We are against gender ideology. We respect our children in the classroom. We are against the release of drugs. We are also against the release of gambling in Brazil.
“We know what we want. We have a Lord who is the Lord of all of us and, as stated here, only with Him will we achieve our objective.
“Brazil and the world are going through difficult times. We don’t have a responsible person. The whole world is suffering. In politics and the post-pandemic economy. We also suffer from a war 10,000 km away, but we know that these difficult times are coming to an end. The material part will soon be regularized in our country.
“Now comes the spiritual question. We know what the other side wants to do. We already know what they did in the past. And we don’t want to go back to that dark time, where corruption, abuse and attacks on the Brazilian family reigned.
“We are the largest Christian country in the world. It’s not easy being president. But we know that He doesn’t give a mission that we can’t carry the weight of it. Together with these wonderful people and with God in our hearts, we will transform this great country.
“This richest region in the world. the Amazon region. What this region lacks are people who are increasingly committed to the future of this area. Nobody has what you have. You have everything to be the most unique State in our Brazil.
“God has given us mineral wealth, biodiversity, abundant water and arable land. We will overcome all obstacles and transform a better Brazil for everyone.
“But we know that this passage passes through another moment that we live. The happiness of walking through this Brazil, and more and more, seeing a people wearing the colors of our green and yellow flag.
“We do not accept our flag being red. We do not accept communism or socialism. We will give our lives for our freedom. We repudiate all those who, on the occasion of the pandemic, closed churches and temples. Respect for religion, freedom of expression and our greater freedom is priceless.
“To all of you here in this great state of Amazonas, my greetings, my solidarity. And I’m sure, just like back then, the Free Zone was born with General Castelo Branco for Costa e Silva, this area will be preserved. The Manaus Free Trade Zone will never be affected by this government.
“This government reduces taxes throughout Brazil. And the tax reduction is beneficial for the entire country. Nobody will lose anything here by reducing taxes. Like, for example, the IPI.
“I have never seen a country grow by raising or creating new taxes. The Free Trade Zone, the Amazon region has enormous potential. As I said, nobody has what you have like, for example, fertilizers in Autazes and our rich biodiversity.
“Increasingly, we unite indigenous peoples with us men of other origins, but we understand each other together and increasingly work for the good of our Brazil. To everyone from Amazonas, to my Christian brothers, thank you very much for the invitation and for the opportunity.
“Brazil above all. God above all.”
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