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Shell MP gives $ 1 tri to oil multinationals and eliminates 1 million jobs

Parliamentarians and association of machinery industry denounce that the measure destroys Brazilian naval industry and puts the country "on its knees" before companies like Shell

MP exempts tributary oil companies from importing equipment for oil exploration and destroys national industry

São Paulo - By a score of  208 votes and 184 votes, the Chamber of Deputies approved, at the end of the night of Wednesday (29), the basic text of Provisional Measure  (MP) 795/2017,  which establishes a  reduction of tributes to foreign oil companies  in the  exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The bundle of benefits will  mean a surrender of revenues in the order of R $ 50 billion per year. 

According to the text, companies are exempt from payment of the import tax, IPI, and their respective contributions to the Social Integration Program and the Program for the Formation of Public Server Patrimony (PIS / Pasep-Import) , and the Contribution to Social Security Financing (Cofins-Import).

When sent by the Temer government, the proposal suspended the tributes only until July 31, 2022. In reporting the matter, however, the deputy Júlio Lopes (PP-RJ) extended the deadline to 2040, which should entail losses of the order of R $ 1 trillion in revenues that should be destined to the Union - about R $ 50 billion per year.

After revelations that UK Trade Minister Greg Hands  came to Brazil to lobby  for the interests of British oil companies, the proposal became known as Shell's MP, and has come under criticism from opposition MPs. 

"We are seeing the assault in this country. Brazil is being taken, sold the souls of the basin.  This interim measure is harmful to Brazil, affecting the government revenues, jobs of Brazilians and is harmful to the internal market of the Brazilian people.  The fact is that Brazil is giving up its collection, its sovereignty, in exchange for the lobby of the Shell, the lobby of the United Kingdom, "  said  PT leader in the Chamber, Congressman Carlos Zarattini. 

For more than four hours, opposition deputies obstructed the session for disagreeing on tax incentives for the sector and reducing the percentages of local content required of oil companies. 

"Giving away from the Brazilian people $ 1 trillion by 2040 to deliver to Shell is robbery. There are parliamentarians who are playing international oil companies putting Brazil on their knees," said Rep. Glauber Braga (Psol-RJ).

Deputy  Henrique Fontana (PT-RS) pointed out  that the approval of the MP represents a "shovel of lime" in the Brazilian naval industry. "It is not I who say this. It is the Brazilian Association of Machinery Industries (Abimaq) that says that with this provisional measure, we will throw in the garbage can one million jobs in the production chain for oil and gas equipment. "

The rapporteur, Mr Julio Lopes, rejected the criticism and said that the proposal will modernize Brazilian legislation and put Brazil back on the international scene of oil and gas exploration. According to the deputy, "by no means, MP 795 represents damage to the country".

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