Sakamoto: Bolsonaro is “wrong” to say that the poorest will pay less with the reform.
According to journalist Leonardo Sakamoto, Bolsonaro's Pension Reform makes it more difficult for rural workers to retire; "If the amount of tax collected at the time of sale of products does not reach a minimum level, the family unit will have to complete a quota until reaching an annual contribution of R$ 600,00," he states.
247 - Journalist Leonardo Sakamoto criticizes President Jair Bolsonaro's statement, who, during a national broadcast on Wednesday night (24), said that the Pension Reform will "reduce social inequality" because "the poorest will pay less".
"Despite the proposal rightly including a progressive contribution rate, where lower-paid workers will pay less and higher-paid workers will pay more, the 'poorest' will not necessarily pay less," says the UOL columnist.
"On the contrary, some of those who are among the poorest – rural producers, artisanal fishermen, extractivists, that is, workers in the rural family economy – have access to a special retirement: they need to prove 15 years of work in the countryside to claim a monthly minimum wage, in addition to a minimum age of 60 years (men) and 55 (women)."
According to the journalist, Bolsonaro's pension reform makes it more difficult for rural workers to meet the requirements for retirement.
"If the amount of tax collected at the time of sale of the products does not reach a minimum level, the family unit will have to complete a quota until it reaches an annual contribution of R$ 600,00," he stated. "Today he doesn't have to pay. With Bolsonaro's proposal, he will pay the equivalent of R$ 50,00 per month, and there is a risk that this worker will not be able to retire. This definitely does not mean 'paying less'."
Read the full text at Sakamoto's Blog