On the first day as president, Lula revokes Bolsonaro's decisions

Shortly after taking office this Sunday (1st), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva swore in 37 ministers and signed the first acts of the new government: 13 orders - decrees and provisional measures (MPs) - among them, the decree that begins the process of restructuring arms control policy in the country.

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Marcela Guimarães

January 2, 2023 08:48

The first MP signed creates the new ministerial structure. Next, the one that makes it possible to maintain Bolsa Família worth R$600 per beneficiary, plus R$150 per child up to 6 years of age, a promePresident's campaign campaign.

Lula also signed a measure that maintains the exemption from federal PIS/Cofins taxes on fuels.

🚨 NOW: Lula announced the revocation of all decrees that grant ownership of weapons in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/H2EsiygAQ4
— POPTime (@siteptbr) January 1, 2023

Lula also signs repeal for CACs and shooting clubs, according to a report by UOL.

The decree:

Suspends registration of new weapons for CACs (Hunters, Shooters and Collectors);
Bars the authorization of new shooting clubs until the publication of the new regulations;
Reduces the number of weapons for ordinary citizens from six to three;
Prohibits the practice of sports shooting for minors under 18 years of age;
Reduces access to weapons and ammunition;
Authorizes possession of weapons only to those who can prove the need;
Orders that all weapons acquired after decree no. 9.785, of 2019 (by the Bolsonaro government), be re-registered, within 60 days, in Sinarm (National Weapons System);
Create a working group on the topic.

End of secrecy

Lula also signed an order determining that the General Comptroller of the Union (CGU) reassess, within 30 days, decisions that imposed undue secrecy on public administration information.

Among the various decrees, Lula signs the one that gives the CGU powers to review the 100-year-old secrets of his predecessor. Very applauded. pic.twitter.com/YkP9khyEeJ
— Noblat Blog (@BlogdoNoblat) January 1, 2023

SOS environment

In the environmental area, some acts were signed, including a decree that reestablishes the fight against deforestation in the Amazon, and another that reestablishes the Amazon Fund, with resources of R$3 billion in international donations to combat environmental crime.

An order was also signed that determines that the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change propose, within 45 days, new regulations for the National Council for the Environment (Conama).

Other acts

Lula also signed on the first day of his term in office an order that orders ministers to forward proposals to remove public companies such as Petrobras, Correios and Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) from privatization programs and another that determines that Secretaria-General of the Presidency of the Republic prepare proposals to recreate Pro-Catadores, a support program for collectors of recyclable materials.

The acts will be published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette.

(Source: Agência Brasil)