Boff on the chaos in the country: Lula would resolve the impasse in days.
"To resolve the crisis, we need credible leaders. We have a president under investigation, ministers who are almost all corrupt and facing legal proceedings. The truck drivers know this, and even the generals are not obeying #Temer. #Lula, who enjoys widespread trust, would resolve this in days," said the writer Leonardo Boff.
247 Theologian and writer Leonardo Boff expressed his confidence that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, if he were to occupy the Planalto Palace, would have the capacity to end the impasse between truck drivers and the Michel Temer government.
"To solve the crisis we need credible leaders. We have a president under investigation, almost all ministers are corrupt and subject to proceedings. The truck drivers know this and even the generals are not obeying #temer. #Lula who enjoys trust would solve it in days," wrote the scholar on Tuesday (29) on his Twitter account.
Truck drivers went on strike nine days ago, their main demand being a reduction in diesel prices. Among the points negotiated for the drivers to return to work is a reduction in the price of diesel by R$ 0,46 for a period of 60 days. After this period, the price of diesel will be adjusted monthly, according to Petrobras' pricing policy, and the government will maintain the subsidy of R$ 0,46.
Finance Minister Eduardo Guardia said on Tuesday (29) that the government does not consider the possibility of increasing taxes to compensate for the reduction in the Contribution for Intervention on Economic Domain (Cide) and PIS-Cofins on diesel.
"What the government will do to compensate for this reduction in [diesel] taxes is to reduce tax incentives. At no point is the government considering the possibility of raising taxes," Guardia stated during a public hearing at the Senate's Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE).
On Monday (28), the head of the ministry said at a press conference that the government could increase other taxes to compensate for the drop in revenue from the reduction of Cide and PIS-Cofins on diesel.