The Chamber returns and Paulo Garcia's veto should be overturned.

The municipal legislature resumes work this Thursday (19) and the veto by Mayor Paulo Garcia (PT) on benefits for civil servants begins to be considered; the president of the Constitution and Justice Committee, Elias Vaz (PSB), warns that the trend is for the CCJ to decide to overturn the veto; the project was approved in the House giving a 6,3% readjustment to all civil servants and retroactive effect to May 2014; Paulo Garcia claims that the city hall does not have the money to pay for this readjustment; the dissatisfaction of the categories with the mayor is increasing and there is a possibility of a general strike if the consideration of the veto drags on in the Chamber.

February 18, 2015, 19:53 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 11:00 AM

The municipal legislature resumes work this Thursday (19) and the veto by Mayor Paulo Garcia (PT) on benefits for civil servants begins to be considered; the president of the Constitution and Justice Committee, Elias Vaz (PSB), warns that the trend is for the CCJ to decide to overturn the veto; the project was approved in the House giving a 6,3% readjustment to all civil servants and retroactive effect to May 2014; Paulo Garcia claims that the city hall does not have the money to pay for this readjustment; the categories' dissatisfaction with the mayor is increasing and there is a possibility of a general strike if the consideration of the veto drags on in the Chamber (Photo: José Barbacena)

Goiás 247- The City Council resumes sessions this Thursday (19) with the backdrop of the approval or not of Mayor Paulo Garcia's (PT) veto of the salary readjustment for civil servants. The project was approved in the House giving the increase of 6,3% to 100% of employees and with retroactive effect to May 2014.

The Workers' Party member rejected the proposal on the grounds that the city government does not have the funds to finance this readjustment. In the original proposal, Paulo Garcia restricts the salary increase to 60% of the employees and rules out retroactive application. The veto is first considered by the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), chaired by opposition councilman Elias Vaz (PSB).

It is virtually certain that the Commission will issue a report recommending the overturning of the mayor's veto. "Because the city hall is acting unconstitutionally, since it is not possible to veto a benefit provided for in the Federal Constitution," Elias told Jornal Opção.

The project then goes to the plenary session. Opposition councilors are working to overturn the veto and expedite the vote, as the project could take up to 30 days to be considered. A large turnout of municipal employees is expected in the Chamber's galleries at tomorrow's session.

Discontent among these groups with the mayor is widespread, and healthcare workers have already filed a lawsuit with the Public Prosecutor's Office against the city government due to benefit cuts last year. The possibility of a general strike if the veto review drags on is not ruled out.

The mayor has said he will engage in dialogue with public employees to avoid a larger crisis.