A public demonstration in favor of the Social Service of Commerce (Sesc) and the National Service of Commercial Learning (Senac), mobilized approximately 5,000 people this Tuesday afternoon (16), in Cinelândia, downtown Rio de Janeiro. January.
The event, which was titled “S-Day”, also took place in other states, bringing together S System employees and many other stakeholders who are against the reallocation of 5% of Sesc and Senac resources to the Brazilian Agency for International Tourism Promotion (Embratur).
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Antonio Queiroz Junior, who is president of the Rio Trade Federation (Fecomercio RJ), further explained the motivations behind the acts.
“No one does the work that Sesc and Senac do. The S System uses its resources comprehensively and efficiently in the areas of culture, leisure, health, education and many others. The reallocation of the 5% seriously affects our activities. Units can be closed, jobs lost and thousands of services interrupted”, he said.
During the protest, signatures were collected for a petition calling for the annulment of the reallocation of resources. So far, the petition has gathered more than 650,000 signatures.
The reallocation of 5% of Sesc and Senac resources was approved in the Chamber of Deputies through articles 11 and 12, which were attached to the Conversion Law Project (PLV) 09/2023. The PL is expected to be voted in the Federal Senate this Wednesday (17).
Also according to Fecomercio RJ, if the measures come into force, the activities of Sesc and Senac may be closed in more than 100 cities in Brazil, as there will be an investment deficit of approximately R$ 260 million.
In addition, the cut in funds could lead to the dismissal of more than 3,600 employees and the cut in the distribution of 2.6 million kilos of food that is made by the Mesa Brasil Program.
There may also be the closure of 7,700 enrollments in basic education and 31,000 enrollments in vocational courses, among other consequences.
The measure may be unconstitutional and wrong
Another major impasse regarding this reallocation of Senai and Senac resources is that, if this new legislation is actually implemented, it will violate several decisions of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
This is because the decisions of the Supreme Court related to this matter establish that these appeals are not of a public nature, since that the contributions made by large entrepreneurs in the tertiary sector, should be exclusively directed to these purposes.
Even micro and small companies, which are under no obligation to contribute directly, benefit the qualification of its employees and other improvements provided by the institutions of the System S.
Furthermore, the amount mentioned by Embratur as a financial surplus for Sesc and Senac is already committed to maintenance work or the construction of new units throughout the country.
Finally, the complainants point out that the 2023 budget was agreed by the Fiscal Council of Sesc and Senac, which is composed of seven entities.
The resources were committed for previously determined uses and are known to all, including the government, the business class and workers, represented on the Audit Committee.
More appeals against the decision
During the past week, businessmen and workers sent letters to senators and some trade union centrals.
The documents expressed dissatisfaction with the reallocation of resources, which, according to the claimants, will negatively affect millions of free services provided to the population.
In parallel to sending the letters, six leaders of trade union centrals and two presidents of federations signed a statement in which they ask the Federal Senate to reject the bill that institutionalizes the reallocation of resources.
“This undue and unfair redirection will harm millions of services offered to the population in the areas of health, education, assistance, culture, leisure and professional training. declaration.
“It is a strange amendment to the main objective, which removes resources from a system that serves thousands of workers across the country”, continues the document.
“The inclusion of these two articles violates the guarantees established by the legislation (Article 240) for the maintenance of the autonomous social services affected by the proposal, with respect to their purposes and resources compulsory. It is precisely these resources that allow Sesc and Senac to fulfill their responsibilities”, concludes the text.
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