This Thursday (4/12), the National Congress maintained the veto of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) on the requirement to present a certificate of moderate or severe disability for the grant of Continuing Payment Benefit (BPC). In practice, people with mild disabilities can still get this benefit.
This rule was part of the government spending reduction package announced in 2024, but Lula decided to object to it after the negative repercussions.
BPC is financial assistance, in the amount of a monthly minimum wage, targeting persons with disabilities and citizens aged 65 years and above. In order for the beneficiary and his or her family to be eligible, they must prove a state of impairment that prevents them from supporting themselves.
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Parliamentarians analyzed 5 of Lula’s objections.
Among these laws, parliamentarians dropped a veto on the requirement for toxicological tests for those seeking licenses in categories A (motorcycles) and B (passenger cars). In practice, testing will be mandatory for drivers.
Lula vetoed a law granting Embrapa (the Brazilian agricultural research company) an exemption from paying fees and contributions.
These fees are imposed by regulatory bodies when a company requires registration and protection of its experiments, products and technologies.
But Congress overturned this veto.