The maximum limit for purchasing new vehicles with exemption from the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI) intended for people with disabilities (PcD) and people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may be increased from R$ 200 thousand to R$ 250 thousand. This change is provided for in Bill 2.079/2026, presented by deputy Geovania de Sá of the Republicanos-SC party, which aims to modify Law 8.989/1995 and is currently under review in the Chamber.
Currently, the limit has remained stagnant since January 2022. According to the bill's author, the increase in car prices during this period has made the benefit inaccessible to a large part of the target audience. In the project's justification, she emphasized that 'mobility is a prerequisite for social inclusion and autonomy.'
It is important to note that the benefit does not consist of a single discount, but rather the exclusion of various taxes from the buyer's bill. An illustrative example is a R$ 120 thousand vehicle, where one can see how taxes impact the final cost. This situation encourages manufacturers to market versions slightly below this R$ 120 thousand threshold.
In a survey conducted by AutoPapo, it was possible to verify that the Chevrolet Tracker 1.0 Turbo AT6 cost R$ 119,900 at the public price and R$ 104,804 for PcD, while the Jeep Renegade Sport T270 was sold for R$ 118,290, with a price for PcD of R$ 99,990.
With the proposed ceiling, a model like the Jeep Compass Série S, equipped with a 1.3 turbo flex engine and manufactured in Goiana (PE), announced for R$ 221,990, would fall within the new limit. Furthermore, the readjustment would allow more equipped versions of SUVs, which are currently excluded from the benefit, to be included without manufacturers needing to reduce standard features to keep the price within the range.
Bill 2.079/2026 is being analyzed in a conclusive manner by the committees on Defense of the Rights of People with Disabilities, Finance and Taxation, and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship. If approved by these three committees and there is no appeal to the plenary, it will proceed to the Senate. Concurrently, there is BillP 11/2026, which has already been approved by the Senate and is now in the Chamber, restoring the full IPI exemption for the PcD public, as this benefit had been reduced by 10% through a complementary law at the end of 2025.
According to data from TankerTrackers.com, which monitors oil supplies, a 'secret ship-to-ship transfer' of oil from Persian Gulf countries is currently taking place.
The company reported that a fleet of 'visually identified tankers' is operating without a digital footprint to support the export of oil from Arab states bordering Iran.
These vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz to conduct covert oil transfer operations between ships in the Gulf of Oman. This activity, according to the source, contributes to ensuring the availability of summer holidays.
An increase in milk prices is expected in Maharashtra. Starting on Tuesday, August 11, the cost of both cow and buffalo milk will rise by 2 rupees per liter. This decision was made after approval from representatives of major cooperative and private dairy farms.
According to the information, this resolution was adopted at a meeting of the 'Milk Producers and Processors Welfare Association'. Gopalarao Mhaske chaired the meeting.
The association reported that the price hike is due to an increase in diesel fuel costs by 10 rupees per liter, as well as an approximate 30 percent rise in packaging expenses. Furthermore, the purchase price for milk has increased, and further growth is anticipated.
Given the rising costs, the Association decided to raise the selling price of milk by 2 rupees per liter, and the prices of dairy products by up to 10 percent. The new rates will come into effect on August 11.
Meanwhile, counterfeit milk is actively being sold in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra FDA Department continues to take action against this. Inspections are conducted daily in over 20 locations. To date, more than 1131 inspections have been carried out, during which products worth about 49.57 crore rupees were seized, and about 1.6 lakh liters of suspicious counterfeit milk were found.
Recently, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Control Department of Maharashtra (FDA), Tukaram Mundhe, made several shocking statements regarding synthetic milk. He stated that some people prepare fake milk and mix it with real milk for sale.
In one podcast, the commissioner explained that some use components such as skimmed dry milk powder, chemicals, emulsifiers, caustic soda, and even shampoo to create a mixture that is externally indistinguishable from real milk. Such a product is significantly cheaper than natural milk.
Commissioner Tukaram noted that synthetic milk resembling cow's milk can cost around 15 rupees per liter, while buffalo-like milk prepared in this manner can cost approximately 30 rupees per liter.
The design team described the site of the HOURS Commercial Building, located in a narrow alley less than six meters wide. This plot faces the Daehyeon Elementary School to the south and is near the Hwimun High School and Samseong Station to the north. This unique location favors uses such as educational facilities or corporate offices that prioritize parking over street visibility.
The open facade provided by the adjacent school is considered an advantage but necessitates careful management of both visual privacy and noise levels. The client desired a building that was highly functional and flexible, capable of meeting local demand while respecting the existing context.
From the outset, the project approach focused on renovation rather than new construction, with the clear objective of reducing costs, decreasing execution time, and minimizing any negative impact on the neighborhood.
The architectural team at See Architects identified three central challenges in the undertaking. The first was maximizing marketable area: this was achieved by adding two floors vertically through increasing the utilization coefficient, without altering the projections of the existing floors, which avoided high expenses for updating fire safety systems. The new upper floors were designed with a ceiling height exceeding four meters, and the original pilotis structure was maintained to ensure spaces for up to eleven vehicles, raising the utilization coefficient to 230%.
The second challenge was visibility. Since the old building was less than three meters from the lot line, there was a risk of being obscured by future neighboring developments. To resolve this robustly, See Architects extended a concrete portico, accentuating vertical and horizontal lines, to the exact limit of the land. This new space created between the portico and the building functioned as an intermediate zone between the architecture and the city, also acting as a psychological and visual barrier relative to the school located to the south.
The third point addressed was efficiency. By limiting the demolition of primary structural components, both the timeline and cost of the work were reduced by less than half compared to a complete reconstruction. The decision for renovation was strategic. Exposed concrete finishing was applied to the portico elements, while gray ceramic bricks covered the surfaces of the pre-existing building. This material distinction helps make the structural logic legible and differentiates the building from the surrounding residential environment, which is made of red bricks.
Initially, the planned portico was a freestanding vertical wall set two meters away from the facade. However, during the licensing process, regulatory authorities expressed concern about the unauthorized enclosure of this intermediate space. The See Architects team managed to turn this limitation into an opportunity: the portico was redesigned to start integrated with the facade on the lower levels and progress gradually on each floor. Thus, what was merely a vertical element began to resemble a three-dimensional urban sculpture, viewed as a rhythmic front grid and a distinct volumetric presence.
