Haddad calls on the federal government to review São Paulo's debt.
Until then in negotiations with the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, the Workers' Party mayor Fernando Haddad surprised the government and decided to resort to the courts to guarantee the law that changes the correction of debts of states and municipalities, following in the footsteps of the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes (PMDB); according to calculations by the São Paulo City Hall and the Ministry of Finance, if the adoption of the new rules is achieved, the balance of São Paulo's debt would fall from the current R$ 62 billion to R$ 36 billion.
247 - The mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad (PT), has taken legal action against the Union to guarantee the law that changes the correction of debts of States and municipalities. According to columnist Mônica Bergamo, the action was filed this Thursday (23), in the early evening, in the Federal Court, in Brasília.
Until then in negotiations with the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, the Workers' Party mayor surprised the government and decided to resort to the courts, following in the footsteps of the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes (PMDB).
Paes fought a battle to enforce the law, sanctioned in November 2014 by President Dilma Rousseff. Rio de Janeiro benefited from the change and saw a reduction in the amount owed. However, the federal government decided to reverse the application of the renegotiation rule due to fiscal adjustments. In court, the mayor obtained a guarantee of the installment plan.
According to calculations by the São Paulo City Hall and the Ministry of Finance, if the new rules are adopted, the balance of São Paulo's debt would fall from the current R$ 62 billion to R$ 36 billion (read more). closest).