Mecias responds to veto deadline for debt of rural producers in calamities

In a statement in the Plenary on Monday (10), Senator Mecias de Jesus (Republicanos-RR) lamented the presidential veto on the bill (PL 397/2024), authored by him, which extended the payment of debts of rural producers affected by droughts and floods by 48 months. The parliamentarian argued that the proposal did not provide for the forgiveness of debts, only the extension of the deadline. He defended that the measure was necessary to alleviate the impact of losses caused by extreme weather events in various regions of the country. — It was exactly at that moment when Rio Grande do Sul was crying out that tragedy, Acre was going through an unprecedented flood climate and Roraima was experiencing the worst drought in recent years. And, unfortunately, President Lula vetoed our project, a position very different from the exemption that the federal government gave of R$ 4 billion to the businessmen and contractors involved in Operation Car Wash — he stated. According to the senator, the ...