Minister José Guimarães advocated for ending the 20% tax on international packages, calling its approval a mistake. Hours later, Alckmin, who is serving as acting president while Lula travels, defended maintaining the tax.
The 20% tax on international packages, known as the 'small blouses tax', was implemented to protect national production but generated significant political damage for the government. The disagreement exposes an internal division between ministers who advocate for measures supporting the population in an election year and the economic team that advocates for greater fiscal austerity.
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José Guimarães publicly advocated for ending the tax on international packages
Geraldo Alckmin defended maintaining the tax, arguing that even with it the tariff is still lower than that of national production
Lula is traveling abroad