At the end of the legislative year, Senator Carlos Viana on Wednesday night (3) presented a draft legislative decree proposing to repeal President Lula’s decree regulating changes to the workers’ food program.
The text says the government action creates rules regarding deadlines, costs and fees for payment arrangements without any support in Law No. 14442 of 2022, which sets changes to the program. Therefore, Viana believes that the changes should have passed through the legislature.
The text stated: “As much as we consider the discussion and points raised by Decree No. 12217 of 2025 worthy of attention, the field for developing these measures is Parliament and the appropriate instrument is the law.”
The Senator’s project is a glimmer of hope for meal voucher and food voucher operators, who have lost their market value as their shares on the stock exchange have declined since the signing of the decree.
The fees imposed by companies in this sector on restaurants and supermarkets, which are now limited to 3.6%, are the main point of discomfort for companies, as this measure will directly impact their margins.
It was also criticized that the period for these institutions to receive payments for transactions was halved, from 30 days to 15 days. Companies in the sector say this will reduce companies’ oversight power over whether organizations are using VR and VR for customers for the appropriate purpose.
Companies also complain about the short time required to adapt to the new rules, which is 90 days. Some told the South African committee they were implementing measures to rebalance their accounts with changes, such as reducing business incentives that had been used to attract employers.
One of these companies told the article on the condition of anonymity that it had to reduce the Christmas bonus on workers’ tickets, which was a bonus for this company, to reduce the impact of the regulation on its margins.
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