Lula has decree on meal and food vouchers suspended
Federal judge Frederico Botelho de Barros Viana understood that the decree may have exceeded Lula's regulatory power limits.
TL;DR
- A federal judge suspended part of President Lula's new rules for meal and food vouchers.
- The decision was a response to a request from the Brazilian Association of Worker Benefits Companies (ABBT).
- Key suspended rules include mandatory open payment arrangements for operators with over 500,000 workers, limits on transaction fees, and shorter repayment periods to merchants.
- The judge ruled that the decree might have exceeded the executive branch's regulatory power by creating obligations not found in the original legislation.
- The suspension is temporary, pending a final judgment on the case.
- The decision is limited to ABBT member companies.
- The interoperability of voucher card networks remains unaffected by the ruling.