Overview
- The council’s proposals include a draft General Law of Private International Law and a national strategy for sustainable public procurement intended to underpin a presidential decree.
- Announcements also covered a National Road Connectivity Policy, guidance on electronic trade receivables, and directions for anti-fraud digital systems to lower credit costs.
- In opening remarks, Institutional Relations Minister Gleisi Hoffmann labeled the August U.S. tariff package a “treason to the homeland” and accused domestic opponents of backing the measures.
- Hoffmann said four months of direct engagement between Lula and Trump resulted in removal of a significant share of the tariffs, echoing Lula’s statement that another cut is close.
- She highlighted social-policy gains, citing 2024 lows in poverty and inequality and the new income-tax exemption for earnings up to R$5,000 approved unanimously by Congress.