Federal Revenue auditors’ protest harms agribusiness and industrial operations at ports

Cargoes are frozen at ports for almost three months. Many vessels cannot find room to unload goods. These are some of the effects of the Federal Auditor’s standard operation protest that blocked the inflow of inputs and hampered the production of items ranging from bread to washing powder.

A Brazilian Institute of International Trade and Investment (IBCI) survey shows that the average time for clearing imported cargo via ports and airports increased from five to 20 days.

These data are being compiled in a letter to be submitted to Paulo Guedes, the Minister of Economy, on the 13th.

Supported by multinationals such as Nestlé (food and beverages) and Unilever (food and hygiene products), the letter calls for measures to be taken with “due seriousness” to avoid a “domino effect” on the economy.

Companies such as General Mills (food), Dow (chemicals) and Sylvamo (paper) and entities from sectors that include personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics (Abihpec), soluble coffee (Abics) and cleaning (Abipla) also signed the letter.

“The entire international trade sector is with hands tied. Our intention with this letter is to bring the minister’s attention to a situation that affects all branches of the economy, including factories and production plants. We ask it to be resolved as soon as possible,” said the institute’s coordinator, Leandro Barcellos.

Since the end of last year, tax authorities have been on strike and holding loads to pressure the government to pump the agency’s budget up and regulate efficiency bonuses. The movement began after President Jair Bolsonaro promised to readjust the salary of federal police officers, which also triggered protests from other categories.

The Brazilian Federal Revenue Office did not wish to comment.

Source: Canal Rural

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