Lula says that the reduction in ICMS (a Brazilian sales tax) will affect resources for health and education.

Brazil Agency - The PT candidate for President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said today (18) that he believes the need for resources for health and education will be one of the main discussions next year. According to him, the law that limited the rates of the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) that apply to fuels will impact the revenues of state governments that would be allocated to these areas.

 Complementary Law No. 194, enacted in June of this year, by defining items such as fuels, electricity, communications, and public transportation as essential, does not allow federative units to charge fees with a percentage higher than the ICMS rate, which varies between 17% and 18% – a percentage lower than that charged for other items, considered "superfluous".  

 "Next year's discussion will be about more money for health and education," he said in a virtual meeting with media professionals to discuss election campaign strategies.

 Lula also said that he intends to form an alliance with various political groups to combat the expansion of the far-right in Brazil. "I hope that we can organize the democratic forces of this country to confront the denialism, barbarism, and fascism that is trying to establish itself in this country and in other countries around the world," he emphasized.

 The candidate also asked his supporters to publicize his proposals and achievements from his previous terms as President. “We can't just keep trying to refute their lies. When refuting those lies, we need to convey our messages about the positive things that exist and will exist in this country: some of the proposals in our government program, some of the things we've already done. We need to include a proposal in every response to criticism, so that the people know that we know what to do when we win the elections,” he said.

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