High oil prices and changes in command at Petrobras show the search for solutions by the government and Congress on fuel prices. The bill 18/2022, approved in the Chamber of Deputies and which continues in the Senate, may have an outcome soon. The rapporteur, Senator Fernando Bezerra (MDB-PE), should deliver this week the report on the proposal that establishes a ceiling of 17% of ICMS on goods considered essential.
And this Wednesday (8) the deadline for the purchase of Eletrobras shares with the FGTS or not. Workers who wish to use their resources to acquire shares have until 12:00 to reserve the assets.
Finally, the OECD revised its growth forecast in Brazil and in the world, reducing economic expectations for this year and 2023. The Organization fears the consequences of global inflation and the impacts of an election year on the Brazilian market.
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Listen to previous episodes of the week:
Episode 07/06 – The impacts of the proposal on fuels on the economy; cryptocurrency regulations; and the fear of inflation in the market
Episode 06/06 — Even with a 17% ICMS ceiling, fuel may not fall; tax waiver of states exceeds R$ 92 billion; and the deadlocks at Eletrobras
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Source: CNN Brasil
