Chamber approves fuel ICMS ceiling, “super Wednesday” and more than June 15

The approval in the Chamber of Deputies of the basic text of the bill that establishes a ceiling for the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuels, and the “super fourth”, in which the central banks of Brazil and the United States will decide the degree of interest rate hike they will carry out, are among the highlights of this Wednesday (15).

Chamber approves project that sets a limit for ICMS on fuels

A day after the analysis by the Senate, the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved, this Tuesday (14), the basic text of the bill that establishes a ceiling for the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuels. . However, federal deputies are still analyzing suggestions for changes to the text.

The text approved with 348 votes in favour, according to the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), contains changes in relation to the one approved by the senators.

However, the mechanism that seeks to protect and guarantee the constitutional minimums for health, education and the Fund for the Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and the Valorization of Education Professionals (Fundeb) was maintained. This item was not included in the initial text approved by the Senate, but was included at the end of the session in the House yesterday.

Federal deputies are still going to analyze more possibilities for changes to the text. Voting should continue this Wednesday (15) after the deliberative session in the plenary had to be closed because of technical problems in the voting panel.

“Super Wednesday”: Brazil and US should raise interest rates, with market focused on next steps

The central banks of Brazil and the United States decide this Wednesday (15) the degree of elevation of fees that will perform. The focus of investors, however, will be on the signs that will appear in the communiqués of these municipalities after the meetings.

For Brazilian investors, the day is called “super Wednesday” since the two definitions should move the market.

The meeting of the Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve will end in the afternoon, around 3 pm, while the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom ) of the Central Bank will be released from 18:00h.

In both Brazil and the United States, interest rates are expected to rise by 0.5 percentage point, a bet that was reinforced with economic indicators released between May and June.

Therefore, experts consulted by the CNN Brasil Business claim that the focus will be on the next steps of these bullish cycles. In relation to the Brazilian, about its possible end, and in the North American case, about its speed.

PF arrests another suspect involved in the disappearance of a duo in the Amazon

The Federal Police (PF) announced on the night of this Tuesday (14) that it has arrested another suspect involved in the disappearance of the indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira and the English journalist Dom Phillips, who have not been seen since the 5th when they were traveling through the region of Vale do Javari, in the region of the municipality of Atalaia do Norte (AM).

According to the PF, Oseney da Costa Oliveira, 41, was temporarily arrested on suspicion of participating in the case along with Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, known as Pelado, who is already in prison.

The PF also informed that Oliveira is being questioned and, subsequently, will be sent to a custody hearing in court in Atalaia do Norte.

PF opens investigation to investigate Kalil’s connection with bus entrepreneurs in BH

The Federal Police (PF) launched an investigation earlier this month to investigate a complaint that Alexandre Kalil (PSD), former mayor of Belo Horizonte and pre-candidate for the government of Minas Gerais, had received unregistered donations from businessmen linked to the sector. public transport in the capital of Minas Gerais.

THE CNN had access to the documentation that supported the investigations, which points out that part of these values ​​would have been applied in the pre-campaign of Alexandre Kalil for the position of governor of the state and also in the pre-campaign of Adalclever Lopes, former municipal secretary of government of Kalil, for the position of state deputy, both related to the 2022 election. The complaint also mentions that part of the amounts received would have been used for the campaign in which Kalil was reelected mayor of Belo Horizonte, in 2020.

Pix hits record payments for online purchases in April, says company

In April, the number of payments via Pix reached 11.5% in e-commerce, reaching a historic mark since the implementation of the instant payment method in November 2020. In April last year, Pix represented only 2.6 % of e-commerce orders.

Pix’s share of revenue is also on the rise in digital retail and represented 4% of total revenue in the same month. The highest index of 2022 and second highest in history, only behind December 2021, which pointed to 4.2% – driven by Christmas and end-of-year shopping.

The survey was carried out by Neotrust, an intelligence company that monitors Brazilian e-commerce.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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