The statement by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who said he intends to recreate the Ministry of Industry and Commerce later this year, and the assessment of economists heard by the CNN that the ceiling of 17% on ICMS can reduce by up to R$ 1.15 a liter of gasoline are among the highlights of this Friday (27).
Bolsonaro says he intends to recreate Ministry of Industry and Commerce in 2022
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Thursday (26) that he intends to recreate the Ministry of Industry and Commerce .
“It was a request that was already mature and has now sealed its end. Once there is another opportunity, later this year, it will be in the hands of the [presidente da Câmara, Arthur] Lira the recreation of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce”, said Bolsonaro, pre-candidate for reelection, during the inauguration ceremony of the board of the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais (Fiemg), in Belo Horizonte.
He went to the pulpit to mention the possibility of recreation when the president of Fiemg, Flavio Roscoe, gave a speech and asked for the resumption of the portfolio.
ICMS ceiling: reduction in gasoline can reach R$ 1.15 per liter, say economists
With an average value of R$ 7.29 in the country, according to data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), economists consulted by the CNN calculate how much the reduction in gasoline prices could reach, if the ceiling for charging ICMS on fuel becomes a law.
Former Rio State Finance Secretary Luiz Claudio Carvalho and the director of the Instituto Combustível Legal, Carlo Faccio, pointed out that the drop in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, for example, could reach, respectively, R$ 1 .15 and R$ 0.48 per liter. In these states, the average for gasoline is R$7.80 and R$6.90, respectively.
Today, those who live in Rio pay 34% ICMS on gasoline; those who live in São Paulo, 25%. The project that limits the tax rate was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and will be examined by the Senate.
Russian forces close to encircling Ukrainian troops in the east
Russian forces closed in on Ukrainian troops in the east of the country, briefly occupying positions on the last highway towards two crucial Ukrainian-held cities, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday.
Three months after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has abandoned its attack on the capital Kiev and is trying to consolidate control of the eastern industrial region of Donbass, where it has supported separatists since 2014.
Thousands of soldiers carry out attacks from three sides in an attempt to encircle Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Should the two cities along the Siverskiy Donets River fall, almost the entire Donbass Luhansk province would be under Russian control.
Aras files Bolsonaro’s lawsuit against Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF
The Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, filed this Thursday (26) the crime news presented by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) against Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Without going into the merits, Aras justified the decision due to the duplicity of actions, since Bolsonaro also sent a request to the STF to open an investigation against Moraes. “In light of the foregoing, in view of the formal aspect described and to avoid duplication of procedures, I determine the archiving of this crime news”, decided the PGR.
Earlier, the analyst CNN Carolina Brígido had already anticipated the information that the PGR would file the crime news against Alexandre de Moraes. To people close to him, the attorney general stated that there are no minimum elements to investigate Moraes.
PRF removes agents who were on approach in the case of the “gas chamber” in SE
The agents of the PRF (Federal Highway Policy) who were approaching the city of Umbaúba, in Sergipe, on Wednesday (25), which ended with the death of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, were removed this Thursday. (26). Videos shared on social media show the PRF car being used as a “gas chamber” with the victim trapped in the trunk.
“The PRF initiated a disciplinary process to clarify the facts and the agents involved were removed from policing activities. The institution reinforces its commitment to transparency and impartiality, values that have always guided its performance in 93 years of history.
In his official profile on Twitter, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anderson Torres, said that he ordered the opening of an investigation by the Federal Police and the PRF to investigate the case.
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Source: CNN Brasil
