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Mining Municipalities Request Review of Bombshell Items in National Congress and Advocate Changes to the Federal Pact.
Mayors and representatives of mining municipalities are participating, on this Tuesday (24), in a mobilization in Brasília to pressure the National Congress to stop projects that could generate new expenses for municipalities without a forecast of resources.
The movement is organized by the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM) and focuses on the so-called bombshell items, which directly impact local public finances.
The initiative takes place in the federal capital because it is in Congress that proposals considered harmful to the federal pact are being processed.
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The objective is clear: to request the veto of bills that create mandatory expenses for municipalities but do not indicate where the money to fund them will come from.
According to the organizers, the mobilization also seeks to open a dialogue with legislative leaders to discuss viable alternatives.
Federal Pact and Public Finances at the Center of the Debate
At the center of the discussion is the imbalance of the federal pact, a model that defines how tax revenues are divided among the Union, states, and municipalities.
According to the president of the Minas Gerais Association of Municipalities (AMM), Luiz Eduardo Falcão, only 10% of all collected taxes remain in cities.
Meanwhile, the responsibilities of municipalities continue to grow. Health, education, infrastructure, and urban services directly depend on municipal coffers. Thus, any new obligation imposed by the National Congress places even more pressure on public finances.
Falcão recalls that the Federal Supreme Court (STF) has already determined that expenses should not be created without proper indication of the source of funding. Even so, he says, the practice continues.
“But this continues to happen in Brasília.
We have hundreds of bills and proposals in progress that foresee more obligations for municipalities without saying where the money will come from,” he reports.
Bombshell Items Increase Pressure on Mining Municipalities
Among the main bombshell items pointed out by the entity are proposals that create benefits, salary floors, and special pensions for certain categories.
Although recognizing the importance of these demands, Falcão warns of the lack of financial counterpart.
“There are a number of advantages that are deserved for the workers, but those who have the money to fund them are not passing it on to the municipalities,” he concludes.
In practice, this means that municipalities need to reorganize their budgets, often already committed to payroll and essential investments.
Therefore, the margin to absorb new expenses is getting smaller.
National Congress Will Be Pressured by Mayors
The mobilization is not unprecedented, but this time the strategy includes direct dialogue with the presidents of the Federal Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil), and of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans).
The intention is to raise awareness among Congressional leaders about the real impacts of decisions made in Brasília.
For Falcão, there is a detachment between the reality of the cities and the political environment of the federal capital.
“It seems they have become isolated on this island called Brasília and have forgotten about real life, which occurs in most municipalities, where mayors are having to juggle with what little they have,” he declares.
Structural Problem in the Federal Pact Affects Public Finances
The president of AMM classifies the imbalance in the federal pact as a historical and structural problem.
According to him, the concentration of resources and decisions in the Union has increased over the years, while municipalities are taking on more and more responsibilities.
In addition, the indebtedness of states and municipalities has also grown.
In many cases, cities end up taking on burdens that should be the responsibility of the state government, such as expenses related to military, civil police, and firefighters.
This scenario generates a double impact on local public finances.
On one hand, there are fewer resources available; on the other, there are more obligations to fulfill.
Falcão advocates that the veto of the bombshell items being processed in the National Congress can alleviate the problem.
“We hope to leave the meeting with a situation less harmful to municipalities because, as it stands, this will make it unfeasible for all the municipalities in Brazil to operate,” he says.
Mobilization of Mining Municipalities Could Define the Course of the Debate
The expectation is that most of the 853 mining municipalities will be represented in the mobilization, along with thousands of cities from other regions of the country.
For local leadership, the strength of the movement will be decisive in pressuring the National Congress.
At stake are not only specific projects but also the sustainability of public finances and the very effectiveness of the federal pact.
If the bombshell items advance, mayors warn of the risk of service suspension and reduction of essential investments.
In this scenario, the mobilization in Brasília becomes more than a political act.
It is, according to the managers, an attempt to ensure fiscal balance and preserve the autonomy of mining municipalities in the face of decisions from the federal legislature.
See more at: Mining Municipalities Mobilize Against Harmful Projects
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