Redistribution of pre-salt royalties should yield R$ 400 million for Ceará.
This information was presented by the governor of Ceará during a meeting held at the Court's headquarters in Brasília. The new model is the result of the approval of a law by the National Congress that establishes the basis for the distribution of oil and pre-salt royalties among the Federal Government, States, and Municipalities.
Ceara 247 - Camilo Santana and other governors from the Northeast met with the president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Ricardo Lewandowski, and the vice-president, Minister Cármen Lúcia, on Wednesday afternoon, the 15th, in Brasília. The central topic of the meeting was the validation of the law redistributing pre-salt royalties among Brazilian states. With the new model, in which the division is made between producing and non-producing states, Ceará would receive an increase of around R$ 400 million in its public accounts. "The redistribution of royalties is of utmost importance because it is done in a more equitable way between producing and non-producing states. For Ceará, an increase of around R$ 400 million is fundamental," assesses Camilo.
This information was presented by the governor of Ceará during a meeting held at the Court's headquarters in Brasília. The new model is the result of a law approved by the National Congress that establishes the basis for the distribution of oil and pre-salt royalties among the Federal Government, States, and Municipalities. Previously, this sharing was concentrated in the Federal Government and Rio de Janeiro, in addition to a small portion for Espírito Santo, considered producing states. The change approved in the law provides for greater balance in the transfer of resources.
Considering that it would harm its revenue, the state of Rio de Janeiro obtained an injunction in court, alleging unconstitutionality and managing to suspend the effects of the approved law. In the Supreme Federal Court (STF), the injunction was upheld by Justice Cármen Lúcia. The governors' demand is for the matter to be included on the STF's agenda for voting. "The president of the STF, Justice Lewandowski, should put the matter on the agenda. Our meeting with the Justice is an opportunity to present our considerations to her, so that the model determined by the law can be validated," states the governor of Ceará.