The Senate approved the Public Security PEC, the rate of the CBS has been a source of friction between the Senate and Finance Ministry, and Durigan will meet with Lula today to discuss the Selective Tax

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 04 Nov 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Yesterday (Nov. 3), the Senate approved the Public Security Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) in two rounds of voting. The measure passed by 73 votes to zero in the first round and 75 to zero in the second. Because the text was unchanged from the version approved by the Lower House, it will now be formally enacted. The rate of the Contribution on Goods and Services (CBS) has become the main source of friction between the Senate and the Finance Ministry. Finance Minister Dario Durigan argued that the Senate should approve the 11.3% rate calculated by the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) and discuss a reduction afterward. Today, Durigan will meet with Lula to discuss the provisional measure on the Selective Tax, the text of which is expected to be released afterward.

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