Digital influencer Felipe Neto, 34, and presenter Marcelo de Carvalho, 61, one of the owners of RedeTV!, clashed over political differences on social media.
Carvalho, who is a staunch supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), criticized Neto, who supported Presidentelect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), on fuel prices.
On his Twitter profile, the Youtuber scoffed at Bolsonarists suggesting that gas prices will rise on the first day of Lula’s new government, noting that Bolsonaro had “used artificial maneuvers” to inflate gas and diesel prices during the try to reduce the election period to win the election.
“The best thing is to see Bolsominion making fun of the fact that the price of petrol will go up on the 1st because of Lula. Bolsonaro has used artificial maneuvers with an end date of the 1st to drive down fuel prices in the election. They know that, but the scoundrel and lack of character speak louder,” the influencer posted.
Marcelo de Carvalho countered Felipe Neto and questioned whether the famous acted with “ignorance, idiocy or malice”.
“I wonder if it’s ignorance, idiocy, or sheer bad faith for someone to claim that raising the tax doesn’t lead to an immediate increase in fuel consumption, up the whole chain of inflation, and a direct impact on the cost of living,” he wrote businessman.
Felipe Neto then countered Carvalho, pointing out that he wasn’t even able to give RedeTV! get an audience point, maybe he understands “something”.
“You can’t get RedeTV! to have more than one viewer point, it must be really difficult to understand something,” stressed the Youtuber.
You can’t get RedeTV to have more than 1 viewer point, it must be really difficult to understand something.
Felipe Neto 🦉 (@felipeneto) December 30, 2022
Haddad asked for time. This week, future finance minister Fernando Haddad urged economy minister Paulo Guedes not to take any action that would affect Lula’s management in the final week of the Bolsonaro government.
Haddad’s statement came after the ministry signaled it was preparing an interim measure to extend the fuel exemption by up to 90 days.
How is it today? Current legislation provides that the PIS/Pasep and Cofins contribution rates levied on fuels will be set to zero by December 31, 2022. The Cide (contribution to interventions in the economic sector) for petrol follows the same deadline. Both measures were taken by the government to lower fuel prices in an election year. The price of the products skyrocketed earlier this year with the war in Ukraine.
If Bolsonaro were reelected, Guedes would extend the exemption to seek congressional approval of income tax changes to allow taxes on profits and dividends to be levied. This would pay BRL 17 billion in fuel subsidies in addition to BRL 52 billion for Auxílio Brasil.
If nothing is done by the end of December, tax collection will resume from January 1st. “It is worrying, but actions that can be taken in January need not be taken in a hurry now. We will await the appointment of the President of Petrobras,” Haddad said.