Committee releases FGTS funds for the purchase of agricultural machinery.

The Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 4515/24. The proposal authorizes the withdrawal of funds from the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) for the purchase of agricultural machinery and implements.

Current legislation only allows withdrawals in specific situations, such as dismissal without just cause, retirement, mortgage payoff, or cancer treatment.

Rapporteur Rodolfo Nogueira (PL-MS) defended the approval. He stated that the fund's resources function as a complementary financing alternative. According to him, the measure expands investment possibilities in the field.

The author of the proposal, Public Defender Stélio Dener (Republicanos-RR), argued that the change favors the livelihood of rural workers. He pointed out that agribusiness accounts for almost 27% of the country's jobs.

The bill is in its final stages of processing. The Labor, Finance and Taxation, and Constitution and Justice committees will still evaluate the text before any potential vote in the plenary sessions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.