Brasília – A provisional measure signed this Thursday (05) created Rota 2030 Mobilidade e Logística (Route 2030 Mobility and Logistics), a new auto industry policy. It was developed to help the country adapt to changes in production and use of cars. The new policy’s goal is to outline a plan for the future of mobility and logistics in Brazil in view of the new technological changes and to expand the global integration of the Brazilian auto industry.
The plan was developed after a debate between the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC) and the domestic auto sector, workers, experts and researchers, plus other government bodies.
Rota 2030 was designed as a 15-year medium-term policy. Via the program, the government will establish mandatory requirements for the sale of new vehicles, imported or locally-produced, in the country.
There will be mandatory targets for investment in research and development, energy efficiency and vehicle safety. There will be a reduction in the Tax on Industrialized Product (IPI) for the vehicles that achieve these targets. Tax credits of 10.2% will be granted and could be deducted on the Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ) and the Social Contribution on Net Income (CSLL), among other measures.
“The idea is for this movement of global integration to be gradual, allowing, at the end of the program, the domestic industry to be integrated into the global production of motor vehicles,” explains the minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, Marcos Jorge de Lima.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
