Lula to Meet Officials and Discuss Tax Proposals for Fintechs

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says in local radio interview he’ll meet with government officials on Wednesday to discuss proposals so that the financial system — and, above all, the fintechs — pay the correct amount of taxes to this country.

• Says he’s sad because Congress didn’t approve tax measure yesterday
• NOTE from Oct. 8: Brazil Tax Bill Collapses, Undermining Lula’s Fiscal Strategy
• Congressional move wasn’t a defeat for him, but rather a defeat for the Brazilian people
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Brazil Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira yesterday
• Lula says if he has the ...