Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
OAB and CNI urge Brazil to delay tax reform rollout until 2028
Brazil’s OAB and CNI want the tax reform delayed until 2028 rather than starting next year.
The OAB’s national council and its 27 regional sections issued a manifesto, while the CNI also called for a postponement.
The reform is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2027, after it was approved in 2023 following decades of discussion.
Its first steps include replacing PIS and Cofins with a new tax on goods and services, and introducing a selective tax.
The OAB says a slower transition would give businesses and the public more time to adapt and reduce uncertainty over how the rules should be applied.
It warns that a rushed rollout could lead to disputes, higher prices and effects on jobs and business competitiveness.
The government still needs to set the selective tax rate, and the groups are asking it to move the start of the reform to 2028.
The OAB and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) urged Brazil’s federal government to delay implementation of the tax reform until 2028.
The reform is currently scheduled to begin on January 1, 2027.
The OAB says a longer transition would give businesses and the public more time to adapt and protect legal certainty.
It warns that rushed implementation could lead to high tax rates, disputes over interpretation and litigation.
The OAB says it supports the reform but wants conditions that avoid legal uncertainty and unnecessary costs.
- Who
- The OAB and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).
- What
- They asked Brazil’s federal government to delay implementation of the tax reform until 2028.
- When
- Their manifestos were released on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The OAB says more transition time is needed for adaptation and legal certainty; it warns a rushed rollout could bring high rates and tax disputes.
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Brazil’s tax reform was approved after decades of consideration.
The Federal Court of Accounts proposed setting the new CBS rate at 11.3%.
The OAB and CNI released manifestos asking the federal government to delay implementation until 2028.
The reform is scheduled to begin, including replacing PIS and Cofins with the CBS and introducing the Selective Tax.
- Requested delay
- Until 2028
- Current start date
- January 1, 2027
- OAB signatories
- Federal Council and 27 regional sections
- Proposed CBS rate
- 11.3%, proposed by the Federal Court of Accounts
- Reform approval
- 2023
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