Lula sends to Congress a bill regarding the minimum wage for nurses.
The signing and shipping ceremony is scheduled for 17:30 PM.
247 - This Tuesday (18), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will present the National Congress Bill (PLN) that aims to pay the minimum wage for nursing workers. The signing and submission ceremony is scheduled for 17:30 pm. The project aims to establish a budget forecast to cover the category's salaries.
Last year, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) suspended the minimum wage for the category. Justice Luís Roberto Barroso argued that, in approving the minimum wage, the National Congress did not specify the source of the funds for its implementation. In December, Congress approved a constitutional amendment to define those funds.
With the new minimum wage, nurses are expected to receive a minimum salary of R$ 4,7, nursing technicians at least R$ 3,3, and nursing assistants and midwives R$ 2,3. The amendment approved by Congress applies to nurses, nursing technicians, nursing assistants, and midwives in the public sector, philanthropic entities, and service providers that treat at least 60% of their patients through the Unified Health System (SUS).
The government's leader in Congress, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP), cited the submission of the bill as a reason to postpone the congressional session scheduled for the following day. Randolfe also intends to prevent the establishment of the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) into the coup attempts.
The Minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha (PT-SP), stated that "the entire government is working to ensure that the minimum wage reaches the paychecks of nursing professionals across the country as quickly as possible."