The Federal Senate approved this Wednesday (10) a project that creates a special line of rural credit for renegotiating producers' debts. The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), included the item on the plenary voting agenda even without government support. The benefits will be for producers affected by extreme weather events or economic impacts resulting from international geopolitical conflicts. 💸 The project is treated as a bombshell due to the billion-dollar impact it will have on the government's accounts if approved by the National Congress. 🔎 A bomb agenda is a term used in the National Congress to designate bills or proposals that create billion-dollar expenses or reduce revenue. These measures have a strong negative impact on public accounts. The Minister of Finance, Dario Durigan, met with Alcolumbre on Tuesday (9) to try to avoid voting on projects that could have negative effects on the government's accounts, one of which is the debt renegotiation project for producers. On Wednesday afternoon, the text's rapporteur, Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL), and senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS), former Minister of Agriculture in the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), met with the Minister of Finance, Dario Durigan. Both senators and Alcolumbre reported that the government did not support the measure in the format of Calheiros' opinion. Even so, the president of the Senate decided to vote on the text. "The minister informed that the text that will be reported has no agreement, the support of the government. I respect the minister's position, but I made an agreement with senators, with deputies. I will publicly inform that there is no agreement with the government, but I will deliberate the report today", said Alcolumbre. The text provides for the use of resources from the Social Fund — a federal fund created from pre-salt oil revenues — to pay for the subsidy. Interest rates vary depending on the size of the rural producer: 3.5% per year for Pronaf farmers (federal program to support family farming) and small producers; 5.5% per year for ruralists who adhere to the National Support Program for Medium Rural Producers (Pronamp) and other medium producers; and 7.5% per year for other rural producers. Financing will be provided by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and will have the following limits: R$10 million per beneficiary; and R$50 million for associations and cooperatives. ⏳ The payment term is 10 years, with a 3-year grace period.