"The Trade Union Force wants to create confusion."
President of the National Confederation of Industry, Robson Andrade, picks a fight with a union entity led by Congressman Paulo Pereira da Silva (PDT/SP) and goes to Brasília to lead the business defense against the Ports Provisional Measure; "the Provisional Measure will create competition and reduce costs," he says.
247 - The president of the National Confederation of Industry, Robson Andrade, decided to react to the campaign orchestrated by union leader Paulo Pereira da Silva to shut down Brazilian ports in protest against Provisional Measure 595. According to him, Força Sindical is trying to create confusion. Read more below in the Mercado Aberto column of Folha de S.Paulo:
Business leaders will go to the Civil House to support the Ports Provisional Measure.
Business entities will meet tomorrow with the Minister of the Civil House, Gleisi Hoffmann, to express their support for the provisional measure regarding ports.
The presidents of Abdib (infrastructure and basic industries), CNI (industry), and CNA (agriculture and livestock) say that the objective is to defend the basic structure of the Provisional Measure, which is in Congress and creates a regulatory framework for the sector.
Suggestions for adjustments will come later.
"The Força Sindical, in a misinformed manner and attempting to create confusion, claims that the measure will create unemployment," says Robson Andrade, president of the CNI.
The union already met with Gleisi last week and declared itself against the initiative. "In reality, the provisional measure will seek to reduce bureaucracy, increase the autonomy of ports, create competition and reduce costs," argues Andrade. He will not be able to attend the hearing and says he will call the minister tomorrow.
Abdib also intends to reiterate its favorable position, already communicated to President Dilma, according to Paulo Godoy. "It is necessary to establish a system that attracts new investments," he states.
"I'm terrified of a setback," says Senator Kátia Abreu, president of the CNA.
"But the president and Gleisi are standing firm," he emphasizes. "Those who pay the price [for inefficiency] are the producers in the field. Now is not the time to discuss adjustments that could weaken the provisional measure."