On Tuesday 5th, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 4.172/23, which establishes a national pact to resume around 3.5 thousand works in the area of education,
As this is a substitute for the bill presented by Congresswoman Flávia Morais, one of the changes included by the legislative house was the renegotiation of Fies. Lawyer Ana Claudia Ferreira Julio, a specialist in Educational Law and Management at Barcellos Tucunduva Advogados, believes that the bill promises to give private higher education institutions a "boost"
Although it is aimed at basic education, the federal government and the Chamber's rapporteur consider the treatment of Fies to be a matter of extreme urgency. This is because, if it were to be dealt with under a new bill, the debt renegotiation model could take even longer to come to fruition.
"The bill will be processed quickly because there is a strong commitment from the government's base. And it's normal for bills to be processed in this way, with the inclusion of what are popularly known as 'jabutis'", explains the lawyer.
Refinancing operation
Ana Cláudia also points out that the new model promises to make life easier for graduates and undergraduates from private higher education institutions. In her view, the biggest issue is measuring the costs of making this refinancing operational.
"According to Law 10.260/01, in order to join the Fies, every educational institution must contribute up to 25% of the educational costs up to the 5th year of joining, and there would be no limit from the 6th year onwards. This point was causing great concern for private institutions, which proposed maintaining the 25% contribution limit."
According to the lawyer, on Monday 4th, the PL's rapporteur published an opinion amending the proposal to indicate a 35% contribution limit after the 6th year of joining the Program. Ana Cláudia points out that, in the text presented by the congresswoman, it is established that students who have debts due and unpaid by June 30, 2023 will be able to negotiate them through a transaction.
She also points out that for those whose debts are more than 90 days overdue, there will be a discount of 100% of the charges and up to 12% of the principal amount for payment in cash; or in installments of up to 150 monthly and successive installments.
In the case of debts overdue and unpaid for more than 360 days, and if the student is registered with CadÚnico or received emergency aid in 2021, there will be a discount of up to 99% of the consolidated value of the debt, if it is paid in full.
For students with debts overdue and unpaid for more than 360 days, but who are not registered with CadÚnico, nor received emergency aid in 2021, the discount will be up to 77% of the consolidated value of the debt, if paid in full.
Source: Migalhas