Senate approves renegotiation of rural debts and sets a 40-year deadline for agribusiness to forgive the Treasury itself

The Senate has approved the provisional measure that allows agribusiness to renegotiate what it owes. The vote lasted as long as a quick coffee. The concessions, according to the rapporteurs, took the whole week.

The original text was short and provided for payment. After the negotiations, it came to provide for the right to negotiate payment, then the right to postpone the negotiation and, finally, a committee to study who owes what to whom.

An aide who asked not to be named explained the criterion: "Those who owe little, pay. Those who owe a lot are a strategic sector."

The Treasury was informed of the decision in a footnote. A Finance Ministry technician said he had already provisioned for the loss since the last renegotiation, and the one before that.

A ride-hailing driver from Goiânia, who is financing his car in 60 instalments, asked whether there is a provisional measure for him. He was directed to the bank counter, where the queue moves.