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Lula’s administration has consistently raised various taxes, leading to growing public frustration. The populace is increasingly aware of the administration’s fiscal policies that seem to target ordinary citizens rather than the illegal activities they were purportedly designed to combat. For instance, the government's previously stated intention not to tax certain low-cost goods, such as clothing from low-cost outlets, was contradicted by actual policy actions that imposed taxes on these very items.