The Senate approved the Freight MP, it also approved a PEC on special retirement rules for community health workers, and the U.S. should decide today whether to impose the 25% tariff on Brazilian exports

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 15 Jul 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Yesterday, the Senate approved the provisional measure (MP) changing the rules governing minimum road freight rates, but without the proposed monthly minimum wage of R$5,000 for truck drivers. The text now goes to the president for sanction. The Senate also approved a proposed constitutional amendment (PEC) creating special retirement rules for community health workers and endemic disease control agents, a measure the government considers a major fiscal risk. The United States is expected to decide today whether to impose 25% tariffs on Brazilian exports. Yesterday, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services announced that a fifth high-level meeting had been held with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the issue.

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