Senate postpones vote on fuel bills, the STF resumes judgment of the increase in the party fund and Bolsonaro’s participation in the CEO Conference yesterday had repercussions

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 24 Feb 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Senate postponed the vote on the bills dealing with fuel until March 8. The governors do not want the bill on the ICMS, and the government is resisting the bill that deals with the price stabilization fund. Further changes to the text may be made. In a very long vote, the rapporteur of the party fund case, Minister André Mendonça, accepted Novo's request and determined the suspension of the fund's value of R$ 4.9 billion. The other ministers still need to vote. In general, participants liked Bolsonaro's participation in the CEO Conference. He had a harsh tone and directly criticized former President Lula.

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