"I think it will increase," says Mourão about the time of military service for retirement | Politics

Today, an army can enter the reserve and begin to retire after 30 years of service. After that, he receives his full salary – the same as the last payment made while he was still on duty.

Mourão, a reserve general, made the statement after being questioned as to whether the reform of the pension system proposed by the government should include the armed forces. Force leaders, such as the army commander, have already spoken out against the changes to the pension rules of the category.

"The time spent on active service is one of the points discussed and will be presented by the military as a means of alleviating the expenses of the Union and, in particular, the States with their armed forces, the police, "said Mourão.

This week he is Acting President of the Republic during Jair Bolsonaro's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

"Today, this issue of staying in active service for 30 years, I think it will change, I think it will increase," added Mourão.

The government is studying the increased service time of the army from 30 to 35 years, with transition rules.

Until November 2018, the pension and pension deficit of the army reached 40 billion rand, an increase of almost 13% compared to the same period in 2017. [19659012] According to Mourão, the army does not oppose the resistance. increase in the number of years of activity.

"There is no resistance to this issue of service time, there is no resistance to it," he said.

In the interview, Mourão was also questioned about the case of the elected Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PSL-RJ), son of the president.

The Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor's office opened an investigation into a former Flávio advisor, Fabrício Queiroz, after the Financial Activities Control Board (Coaf) uncovered atypical financial transactions in his account.

Last Thursday (18), at the request of Flávio Bolsonaro's defense, Federal Supreme Court (FST) Minister Luiz Fux temporarily suspended his investigations.

On Saturday 19, the National Journal showed that, in a report on the atypical movements of Flávio Bolsonaro, the Coaf underlined the payment of an amount of R $ 1,016,839 from a bank account in cash of Caixa. The Coaf has not identified the favorite, nor the date, nor any other detail. Flavio said that the money comes from the purchase of an apartment.

For Mourão, the case creates "a family problem, but not for the government".

"I think that for the government, it does not come to him, despite the family name and the senator.Now, the senator is really exposed in the media, and Flávio is a very good person, I l. He really likes […]] Flávio tried to justify the conclusions drawn from his accounts and his advisor.I trust his word for a while, "said Mourão.

The vice president was also questioned about the decree, signed by Bolsonaro, which relaxes the possession of weapons. For Mourão, this is not a measure to fight against violence, but rather the fulfillment of an election promise.

"This issue of flexibilization of the possession of a firearm, I do not see as a sufficient measure to fight against violence, I see only, exclusively and exclusively, as a service to the electoral promises of the president, and responds to the aspiration of much of his constituency, "he said.

Mourão also stated that citizens have the right to carry weapons, which would give them the opportunity to wear a revolver from the house or store.