Who are the two MPs who voted against the plan to toughen sentences for persistent debtors

Federal deputies Flavio Nogueira (PT-PI) and Marx Beltrão (PP-AL) were the only ones to vote against the project which creates general rules to identify and punish persistent debtors, taxpayers who repeatedly and deliberately fail to pay their taxes. The text, which also establishes new control mechanisms in the fuel sector to combat money laundering, was approved in the House this Tuesday 9, by 436 votes to 2..

The score confirmed the projection shown by Contumaz debtors dashboardexclusive investigation into Stadiumwhich indicates broad support from the Chamber for the project. PT deputies had already voted in favor of the text. “If the PT is in favor and closes the debate, then we are together,” said Flávio Nogueira. Despite this, the MP voted against the proposal on Tuesday. When contacted, he did not respond to questions.

Marx Beltrão, in turn, justified that the vote against was a mistake. At Stadiumthe MP said he pressed the wrong Infoleg button. “I didn’t see the mistake until later,” he said.

During the session, MPs from different parties expressed their support for the project, including the opposition. Representative Bia Kicis (PL-DF) said the text does not concern small entrepreneurs, but targets criminal organizations specializing in tax evasion. “We are fighting against tax evaders, criminals, real criminal organizations. This project even protects. It provides defense mechanisms for those who cannot pay,” said the parliamentarian, who is part of the opposition.

Who is Flávio Nogueira

At 71 years old, Flávio Nogueira is a doctor, teacher and has a long political history in Piauí. He served as a state lawmaker for three terms and held positions in the state executive, such as secretary of Civil Defense, Cities and Tourism. He also led organizations such as the State Assistance and Pension Institute and the Teresina Municipal Health Foundation.

In Congress, he served his third consecutive term as federal deputy for Piauí. Throughout his career, he alternated affiliations between PT and PDT and served on the strategic committees of the Chamber.

Who is Marx Beltrão?

A 45-year-old lawyer, Marx Beltrão is part of a family with an electoral tradition in Alagoas. He began his public life in Coruripe, where he served as municipal secretary and then mayor for two consecutive terms (2005-2012). Local projection brought him to the Chamber in 2014, then through the PMDB. He was re-elected in 2018, by the PSD, and again in 2022, now by the PP.

Beltrão has taken leave from his mandate several times to take over the leadership of the Ministry of Tourism within the government Michel Temer (2016-2018), which expanded his political transit to Brasilia. Since then, he has worked regularly on committees related to tourism, health and consumer protection.