The government does not have space in the Budget to increase the minimum amount of R$ 400 paid to beneficiaries of Auxílio Brasil, said this Thursday (28) the Secretary of the National Treasury, Paulo Valle.
In recent days, opposition parliamentarians have tried to pressure the government to increase the floor of the social benefit, amid the vote on an MP (provisional measure) that dealt with the program. The onslaught worried the economic area.
“We were closely following the issue of value,” said Valle. “There’s no room to raise the R$400,” she said.
In the Chamber, the deputies allied to the government managed to keep the minimum amount at R$ 400. The text still needs to pass the scrutiny of the Federal Senate, but the president of the House, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), has already signaled that the tendency is to maintain the same value.
According to government technicians, each R$ 1 increase would have an impact of R$ 142 million, considering the public of 17.8 million families reached and the remaining eight months in the year. The opposition wanted to raise the amount to BRL 600 —which would result in additional spending of BRL 28.4 billion.
The Budget has R$ 88.6 billion reserved for Auxílio Brasil this year, considering the minimum amount of R$ 400. The other expenses are already locked in the spending ceiling, and the government has already had to resort to cuts to avoid an overflow. of the expense limit.
In the vote, the Chamber also made permanent the portion of the social benefit that would only last until December 2022, the so-called extraordinary benefit.
At the time of the creation of Auxílio Brasil, the government did not have permanent sources of income in sufficient amounts to fund a significant increase in Bolsa Família, which paid an average of R$190 per family.
Therefore, a permanent adjustment was granted, which raised the average ticket to BRL 224. Another temporary installment was created in December 2021 in the amount necessary to reach the BRL 400 promised by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
The temporary installment would end in December 2022 — just enough for Bolsonaro to get through the election period.
On Wednesday, the deputies decided to convert this temporary portion into a permanent one, based on a provision of the so-called PEC (proposed amendment to the Constitution) of the Precatórios. The article makes it possible to rule out fiscal rules, such as the indication of the source of income, in the adoption of measures that increase spending to combat poverty.
The change, according to the Secretary of the Treasury, would be in accordance with the legislation. “In a preliminary legal statement, it is understood that compensation is not necessary due to article 118 [inserido pela PEC dos Precatórios]”, said Valle.
According to him, the Economy must still make a formal consultation with the PGFN (Attorney General of the National Treasury) to obtain a technical manifestation on the subject after the approval of the proposal in the Senate. The procedure is customary before a presidential sanction or veto recommendation. “Now it’s time to wait for the process,” he said.
The undersecretary for Strategic Planning for Fiscal Policy, David Athayde, stressed that converting the amount of R$ 400 into a permanent benefit was already a premise adopted by the government in the preparation of the 2023 Budget. Therefore, there will be no additional impact on public accounts.
The Treasury Secretary also said that the Ministry of Economy has not yet received official communication from Palácio do Planalto about any decision involving the readjustment of civil servants.
as anticipated the SheetBolsonaro decided, in a meeting on April 13, to grant a 5% readjustment to all federal public servants from July 1, even without enough space in the Budget — which will lead to a cut in funds in other areas. .
The total cost of the measure is estimated at R$ 7.9 billion in 2022, considering its reach not only on the Executive, but also on careers in the Judiciary, Legislative, Public Ministry and Defender’s Office.
The 2022 Budget has only reserved the amount of R$ 1.7 billion for readjustments or restructuring of civil servants’ careers this year.
In the Executive, the measure has an impact of R$ 6.3 billion this year. Therefore, it will be necessary to increase the reserve by R$ 4.6 billion, through a linear cut in funding and investment expenses of the ministries (the so-called discretionary).
The cost for the other branches is R$ 1.6 billion, but the impact in this case falls within the respective ceilings of the Judiciary, Legislative, Public Ministry and the Defender’s Office.
“It is not the Treasury that handles this process. We certainly analyzed the [espaço no] ceiling in several proposals, including the 5% one. We subsidized with the information, but we had no official response,” said Valle.
According to the secretary, the ideal is to have a defined position by the end of May to give time to trigger all the necessary procedures. Although the readjustment can be granted by an MP, with immediate effect, there is a need to change the budget reserve, which requires prior approval from the National Congress.
Federal police protest in Brasilia
This Thursday, the servers of the federal careers of public security returned to charge President Jair Bolsonaro during a demonstration in front of the headquarters of the Federal Police, in Brasília.
The act is part of a national mobilization of police officers against the 5% readjustment to all civil servants that could derail the Bolsonaro government’s promise to restructure security careers, including that of federal and federal highway police.
as showed the Sheetthe main criticism of the servers is against Bolsonaro’s unfulfilled promises.
At the demonstration, representatives of class entities looked at the promises in the speeches and banners demanding a position from the president.
Banners with the phrases “Bolsonaro, honor your word, whoever weakens the PF strengthens corruption” and “President Bolsonaro, you promised, keep your word” were placed in front of the PF building.
Servers from other categories have also been pressing for a readjustment greater than 5%. This Thursday, the agricultural tax auditors announced that they will resume the mobilization from next Monday (2).
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