PEC proposes ending secret voting in the Assembly.

The proposed constitutional amendment (PEC) to end secret voting in the Legislative Assembly, authored by state representative Capitão Wagner, has already collected the necessary signatures and has been officially submitted. It is now in the Constitution, Justice and Drafting Committee for analysis.

March 10, 2015, 17:21 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 10:31 AM

The proposed amendment to end secret voting in the Legislative Assembly, authored by state representative Capitão Wagner, has already collected the necessary signatures and has been filed, and is now in the Constitution, Justice and Drafting Committee for analysis (Photo: Fatima 247).

Ceara 247 - The Legislative Assembly is expected to debate ending secret voting in the house. The Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) was authored by state representative Capitão Wagner (PR) and co-signed by 16 parliamentarians: Agenor Neto (PMDB), Audic Mota (PMDB), Bruno Pedrosa (PSC), Carlomano Marques (PMDB), Daniel Oliveira (PMDB), Dra. Silvana (PMDB), Ely Aguiar (PSDC), Fernanda Pessoa (PR), Heitor Férrer (PDT), João Jaime (DEM), Miriam Sobreira (PROS), Renato Roseno (PSOL), Roberto Mesquita (PV), Tin Gomes (PHS), Tomaz Holanda (PPS), and Walter Cavalcante (PMDB).

The matter was filed with the Legislative Department and is currently in the Constitution, Justice and Drafting Committee (CCJR), awaiting the rapporteur's opinion. Currently, the secret ballots in the Assembly are: Revocation of a parliamentary mandate, Review of a governor's veto, Selection of members of the State Court of Accounts (TCE), Selection of members of the Municipal Court of Accounts (TCM), Election of the board of directors, State intervention in a municipality, and Dismissal of the Attorney General of Justice.

Open and unrestricted voting is justified by the importance of the population having the right to know how their representatives vote in order to better evaluate the behavior of parliamentarians. "Society demands transparency in the actions of the Legislative Branch," emphasizes Captain Wagner.

In 2006, the Fortaleza City Council approved the elimination of secret voting in any deliberative modality. Meanwhile, in the Senate, Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) 43/2013, which proposes the end of secret voting in all decisions of the Legislative Branch (Senate, Federal Chamber, State Legislative Assemblies, and City Councils), was approved in its first reading. However, the proposal still needs to pass a second reading.