On the day that civil servant organizations organize a protest to ask for a readjustment of up to 28.15% from the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, Vice President Hamilton Mourão (PRTB) stated that there is no room in the Budget to contemplate the demand of the categories.
The deputy also did not rule out that the government backs down from the commitment to make a salary adjustment only for police officers, as Bolsonaro promised.
“You know very well that there is no room in the Budget for that”, said Mourão, when he arrived at the vice office this Tuesday (18).
Asked if the readjustment would then only be for specific categories, such as security professionals and health agents, the deputy declared that Bolsonaro has not yet made a decision on the subject.
“I don’t even know if the president will grant it there. I don’t know, let’s wait. The president hasn’t hit the hammer on it yet. The budget space is very small.”
Bolsonaro must decide on the subject in the analysis of possible vetoes to the 2022 Budget.
The movement of public service entities for readjustment gained strength after the president promised funds only for police officers.
The claimed percentage of 28.15% is sought by representatives of the civil service elite, and there is no consensus among the other categories.
For each percentage point of increase, according to an estimate by the team of Minister Paulo Guedes (Economy), the cost to the public coffers of an update is R$ 3 billion. The amount claimed, if hypothetically obtained, would be BRL 84.45 billion. The 2022 Budget foresees only R$ 1.7 billion.
After this Tuesday’s mobilization, which has an alert character and is considered crucial to assess the government’s response and the next steps that may include a strike, the entities will wait for a signal from the Executive. If nothing changes until the beginning of February, the movement should intensify.
This Tuesday, the entities say they expect good adherence to the acts, but say that the movement may be limited by factors such as the growth in cases of Covid-19, due to the ômicron, and the vacation period.
The groups are already talking about new mobilizations for February 2nd — when work begins again in the National Congress and the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
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