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Romeu Zema - É nos momentos difíceis que a gente conhece quem é quem de verdade. ...

22 statements · 1 politicians · July 26, 2026 · 2 min

Statements by Romeu Zema. 22 transcribed statements, with topic and stance on the ones the analysis classified. Topics: State public debt, Fiscal Reform.

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Romeu Zema
Neutral
About: forgive state debts
My senator, Marcel Van Hatten, fought to forgive the debt here of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Romeu Zema
For
About: forgive state debts
But there was this little love gang that abandoned that fight.
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Desconhecido
For
About: forgive state debts
Yeah, Zema, people say they want to forgive the State's debt only in words.
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Desconhecido
For
About: forgive state debts
We were underwater, here in Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and I proposed that the State's debt be entirely forgiven.
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Desconhecido
Neutral
About: forgive state debts
It's more than 110... billion reais that would be fundamental for the reconstruction of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Desconhecido
Now, do you know what the left did?
Desconhecido
They voted against it.
Desconhecido
For
About: forgive state debts
They only pushed forward three years without paying interest, but I had proposed to forgive the debt.
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Desconhecido
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About: forgive state debts
And if it weren't for the votes of PT members from Rio Grande do Sul against my proposal, we would have won and the debt of Rio Grande do Sul would have been forgiven.
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Romeu Zema
I know exactly what that is.
Romeu Zema
Neutral
About: forgive state debts
Minas also carried that burden for decades.
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Romeu Zema
For
About: forgive state debts
I was the only governor who managed to solve that problem.
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Romeu Zema
For
About: forgive state debts
And as president, Marcelo, I will bring that same model to all of Brazil.
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Romeu Zema
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About: reduce states' debt service owed to the Union
Because the federal government cannot keep charging the states these abusive interest rates.
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Romeu Zema
And still think it's helping.
Desconhecido
For
About: forgive state debts
We will continue working toward forgiving the debt of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Desconhecido
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About: increase the fiscal autonomy of the State of São Paulo
I, as senator, and you, as president, will certainly seek to bring more justice to all Brazilian states.
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Desconhecido
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About: increase the fiscal autonomy of the State of São Paulo
So that they do not live with this eternal dependence on the central government.
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Desconhecido
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About: increase the fiscal autonomy of the State of São Paulo
We need to have more autonomy in the states and the revenue generated in the states should stay here.
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Desconhecido
It's like you say, right, Zemo?
Desconhecido
Neutral
About: forgive state debts
The problem is not a lack of money.
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Desconhecido
It's an abundance of thieves.

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