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cost for the users, being able to reach 75% order Number 19, on the day the law was In relation to REPORTO, after claiming re- in the text that established a rate of 8% for
less than the road modal. sanctioned. The question of the propor- spect for the fiscal responsibility law as the the AFRMM for long haul, linear navigation
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It is not known whether the BR do Mar tion of Brazilian seafarers in the crews, the main reason for the veto, the government throughout Brazil, did not prevail, avoiding
will bring about a change in this scenario. De- Additional to Freight for Renewal of the openly defended the overthrow of the veto, an increase in derivatives prices precisely at
spite presenting positive points for reducing Merchant Marine (AFRMM) and REPORTO after hearing MInfra. By suspending four tax- this moment of concern on the subject. Once
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the operating cost of shipping companies, a can be listed as the most controversial is- es referring to imports to port terminals, Im- again, an incentive from the regulatory State
way of mitigating the impacts with the Bra- sues, vetoed by the order. port Tax, IPI, PIS and Cofins, REPORTO meant was maintained, intervening in the Economy
zil Cost, the law is still the target of sever- In the analysis session, the vetoes to a cost reduction of about 40% in the import to keep its functioning warm, bringing eco-
al criticisms, such as the veto of the device AFRMM and REPORTO were dropped, leav- price, representing a difference of about R$ nomic development to the country.
that provided for the obligation of 2/3 of the ing the veto on the issue of 2/3 of the crews 2 billion in port investments. The Brazilian It is quite clear that the governance of
crew to be Brazilian. The naval industry is also be Brazilian seafarers. There was strong Association of Terminals was successful in the Brazilian State in the water transport
opposed to BR do Mar, claiming that the in- articulation between the National Confed- the articulation in view of the strong score and trade sector has been growing year af-
centive to charter foreign vessels will prevent eration of Workers in Waterway and Air in the overthrow of this veto. Undoubtedly, ter year, while the weight of the Blue Econo-
Brazilian shipping companies from investing Transport, Fisheries and Ports (CONTTMAF the moment requires greater investment in my in the national GDP is becoming notable.
in the acquisition of their own fleet. - Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores the maritime and port sector so that there Of course, the directly interested sectors
The fact is that cabotage navigation has em Transporte Aquaviário e Aéreo, na Pesca is a rebalancing with the road modal in the will always seek their interests and antago-
been showing increasingly expressive num- e nos Portos) and the National Federation transport of cargo in the country. nize long battles as was the case with Law
bers from 2018 onwards, even without the of Workers in Waterway and Related Trans- Finally, in relation to the AFRMM, the the- No. 14,301/22, but this also means that the
benefits conferred by the Cabotage Naviga- port (FNTTAA - Federação Nacional dos Tra- sis of unconstitutionality and contrary to the sector occupies a prominent position in the
tion Stimulus Program of Bill 4,199/2020. balhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e public interest alleged by the government public debate, and this will make it grow.
Afins) who sought parliamentary support to
4.1 Vetoes and Controversies to BR overturn the veto of article 9, II, justifying 5. Data traffic – the submarine cable regulatory market, current
do Mar the defense of the employment of Brazilian situation and prospects
seafarers. The economic thesis of cost re-
After the presidential sanction of Law duction won, where the overthrow of the One of the fundamental elements in the Its type can be metallic, coaxial, or opti-
number 14.301, of January 7, 2022, with veto would reduce the attractiveness for data traffic of a country with the continen- cal, the latter being the most used today.
vetoes to points that meant a great arm the entry of foreign vessels in the cabotage tal dimensions of Brazil is the Submarine The main characteristic of submarine op-
wrestling between the interested sectors stimulus program. Cable. Consonant Oliveira (2021): tical cable communications systems, in
and the recent joint session of the Legisla- It is important here to indicate the ten- The submarine cable is a special tele- addition to their high transmission capac-
tive Power, held on March 17, 2022 where dency of national cabotage, from the main- phone cable, which receives an additional ity, is the distance that can be reached,
the Chamber of Deputies and the Feder- tenance of the veto, to become increasingly mechanical protection, suitable for instal- reaching up to 9,000 km without the
al Senate analyzed and deliberated the similar to long haul navigation, currently with lation under water, for example, in rivers, need for signal regeneration. In systems
vetoes of the Executive Power, it is worth very internationalized crews where mini- bays and oceans. It usually has steel mesh that use third-generation optical fibers,
a brief analysis of the most controversial mum labor rights are not always guaranteed. and special insulation and mechanical it is possible to achieve spacings of up to
points and an indication of the trend of Strong action by the regulatory State will be protection. This type of telephone cable is 60km between repeaters. In systems that
what the vetoes and their overthrow may necessary so that there is no significant de- mainly used in international telecommu- use fourth-generation optical fiber cables,
mean for the future of maritime traffic and gradation of the quality of services provided nications networks, which interconnect these spacings can reach up to 100Km. In
commerce in the national cabotage sector. in the face of a devaluation of the market countries and continents. In Brazil, due to addition, the optical cable, amplifiers, and
The document that deals with the ve- and the consequent degradation of demand its continental size, the submarine cable regenerators used in subsea systems are
toes and their motivations is the presidential for national workers in this economic sector. is used to interconnect its entire coast. designed to withstand water pressure up

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