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Bolsonaro's chaos reopens debate on adopting parliamentarism.

The paralysis of Jair Bolsonaro's government, which claims to repudiate the so-called "old politics" and proves incapable of forming a majority in the National Congress, is already leading parliamentary leaders to once again debate the adoption of a parliamentary system; the idea is expected to be presented to the Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), who has expressed Congress's dissatisfaction with the Executive Branch's lack of commitment to the pension reform issue.

Bolsonaro's chaos reopens debate on adopting parliamentarism (Photo: Reuters/Agência Câmara)

247 - The paralysis of Jair Bolsonaro's government, which claims to repudiate the so-called 'old politics' and proves incapable of forming a majority in the National Congress, is already leading parliamentary leaders to once again debate the adoption of a parliamentary system.

The idea should be taken to the Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), who expressed Congress's dissatisfaction with the Executive Branch's lack of commitment to the pension reform issue, according to the column. Dashboard

"The escalation of the clash between Congress and the Jair Bolsonaro government has revived the discussion about implementing parliamentarism in Brazil. Veteran deputies say that recent events confirm the thesis that the presidential model has run its course and no longer meets the country's demands. They affirm, however, that it's impossible to 'change the tire while the car is moving.' The idea is to debate a change in the political regime that would take effect from 2022, with the end of the current administration," reports journalist Daniela Lima, editor of the Folha's Painel section. "These parliamentarians intend to propose to the Speaker of the House, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), the creation of a commission for 'an in-depth debate' on the regime change."