Várzea Grande mayor approves 2% tax incentive for airport cargo services

Mayor Flávia Moretti of Várzea Grande signed Decree No. 65/2026, which implements Complementary Law 5.452 and creates a tax incentive program for companies operating in the Domestic and International Cargo Terminal of Marechal Rondon International Airport. The measure reduces the municipal Services Tax (ISSQN) to a minimum 2% for essential logistics activities such as storage, cargo handling, leasing of operational areas, customs clearance and freight forwarding. The reduced rate does not apply to ancillary services, passenger or aircraft movements, firms under the Simples Nacional regime, or other tax‑benefit recipients.

The incentive will be in effect for ten years, beginning the month after the decree’s publication, and companies must commence the qualified services within two years of municipal approval. Mayor Moretti said the decree will “benefit not only companies but also help the municipality develop, providing more jobs and income for our population with the arrival of new enterprises.” The municipal Secretary of Economic Development, Technology and Tourism, Fabyane Nagazawa, explained that participation is voluntary, requiring a declaration that the municipality will homologate.

The program aims to attract new logistics and export‑import partners by leveraging the city’s strategic location in central South America and its international airport facilities.