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30 statements · 1 politicians · June 30, 2026
Statements by Sérgio Moro. 30 transcribed statements, with topic and stance on the ones the analysis classified. Topics: Agricultural Policy, Commercial Policy, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Reform.
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- Neutral
About: protect the national agribusiness sector
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Senators, I come here to register my concern about the situation of agribusiness in our country.
- Neutral
About: support rural producers in Minas Gerais with policies and resources
In particular, Paraná draws much of its wealth from the strength of its agribusiness.
- For
About: expand and subsidize rural insurance for small producers
Not only because of fertile land and favorable climate, but because of the dedication and work of rural producers — workers, whether small or large farmers — but I read reports that the Lula government cut the funds intended for crop insurance by half: the amounts went from R$1 billion to R$474 million for crop insurance.
- Neutral
About: adopt climate risk mitigation policies for agribusiness
This comes in a context in which we have the arrival of El Niño, which will certainly impact and create greater risks for the productivity of our agribusiness.
- For
About: increase rural insurance coverage of planted area
There are reports published by the newspapers — I highlight here O Globo — and there are also several rural newspapers and channels reporting that the area covered by insurance will fall to 2.8% of the total planted area, which is a practically insignificant percentage, considering the demands of Brazilian agribusiness.
- Neutral
About: combat non-tariff barriers to Brazilian exports
This also occurs in a context in which the European Union is imposing non-tariff restrictions on the export of our products, particularly animal protein.
- For
About: forward sanitary information to international authorities in a timely manner
The facts still need to be better investigated, but, apparently, a failure by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) led to information about the use of certain products in the production of our country's animal protein not being forwarded in time to that country's sanitary authorities.
- Neutral
About: reverse obstacles to agricultural exports
The fact is that these exports are being obstructed, and this will cause — until it is reversed — enormous harm to our farmers.
- For
About: expand the Plano Safra
In this context, today's announcement of the Plano Safra is not without positive aspects, but the Plano Safra is insufficient to reverse these losses, not least because it had a very modest increase in the amounts indicated by the Government.
- Neutral
About: promote significant cuts in public spending and redirect savings into productive investment
And, with this macroeconomic imbalance caused by the Federal Government's excessive spending in other budget lines, in other areas, interest rates are sky-high, creating difficulties for families, creating difficulties for companies and also creating difficulties for our farmers.
- Neutral
About: provide rural financing at low interest rates
So, the interest rates under the Plano Safra, although lower than those charged in the market, ultimately end up being equally very high, given this macroeconomic imbalance.
- For
About: reduce government spending
Yes, the Lula government should put public finances in order — reduce its spending, reduce bureaucracy.
- For
About: reduce government spending
That would cause interest rates to fall to a more reasonable level, benefiting everyone, and not just specific segments.
- For
About: provide rural financing at low interest rates
That would also make it possible for even under the Plano Safra farmers to be charged minimally reasonable interest rates.
- Neutral
About: provide rural financing at low interest rates
Interest rates above 12% per year are in no way something farmers can face, as they are already dealing with numerous difficulties.
- For
About: resolve export blockages with the European Union
But one must also urge the central government, the Federal Government, to take the necessary measures so that these so-called sanitary restrictions from the European Union do not continue to harm our rural producers, our rural workers.
- Neutral
About: promote Brazilian agricultural exports
Because agricultural exports are a major source of foreign exchange for our country and likewise a great source of wealth for our farmers.
- Neutral
About: implement the Mercosur-European Union agreement to expand trade
And then, suddenly, Brazil celebrates this trade agreement, the Mercosur-European Union agreement, but, shortly thereafter, we are already seeing these absolutely arbitrary restrictions on their part.
- For
About: ensure reciprocity in Mercosur–European Union
So, the question that must be asked is: what now?
- For
About: ensure reciprocity in Mercosur–European Union
How do we stand? Will that be the relationship, then, between Brazil, Mercosur and the European Union?
- For
About: ensure reciprocity in trade openings with the European Union
Will we simply open our market to their products, without them doing the same with our agricultural products?
- For
About: eliminate artificial sanitary barriers to Brazilian imports
Will they find sanitary justifications to impose artificial barriers?
- For
About: adopt a more assertive diplomatic posture toward the European Union
I understand that here the Lula government should take a stronger position.
- For
About: implement reciprocal trade measures
Trade liberalization and the treaty with the European Union are positive developments, but they have to work to the benefit of both parties, and not of just one.
- For
About: increase resources for family farming
As Senator from Paraná, a state that today is the largest exporter of chicken, the largest producer of barley, the second largest producer of grains, that values those who work and produce in the countryside, we cannot accept this situation in which Brazilian agribusiness finds itself today, the state of penury that is being imposed on our farmers.
- Neutral
About: mitigate farmers' economic difficulties
And their economic difficulties will equally be our difficulties.
- For
About: increase governmental support for the agribusiness sector
Therefore, it is necessary to come to this podium to denounce the Lula government's neglect toward Brazilian agribusiness.
- For
About: value national agriculture and livestock
Moreover, we often witness a very negative discourse, a discourse, as people on the other side like to say, of hatred toward our farmers, but we need at least to recognize the value that agriculture and livestock have for our country and call the Lula government's attention.
- For
About: expand the Plano Safra
The Plano Safra launched today, although in some measure positive, is not at all sufficient to reverse these losses and the state of penury of Brazilian farmers.
Thank you very much. (Intervention off the microphone.) (Pause.) (
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