The Chamber of Deputies begins an "informal" debate on the Transition Amendment this Wednesday, but is not expected to vote on it.
"It's just the beginning of the discussion," said Elmar Nascimento, rapporteur for the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and leader of the União Brasil party in the Chamber of Deputies.
Reuters The plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies begins an unofficial debate on the Transition Amendment this Wednesday, but voting on the text is not expected to begin, as the opinion on the proposal is still being drafted.
Parliamentarians involved in the negotiation believe that there are still a number of points that could be challenged through amendments. Also weighing on the situation is the fact that the Supreme Federal Court (STF) resumed its judgment on the secret budget this Wednesday, which, if it results in a declaration of unconstitutionality of the instrument, displeases parliamentarians and especially the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL).
"It's just the beginning of the discussion," the rapporteur for the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution, the leader of União Brasil in the House, Elmar Nascimento (BA), told Reuters.
A source following the discussions surrounding the proposed constitutional amendment explained that "an 'informal debate' will begin today in the plenary session."
"The leader will not release the opinion today; it is still being prepared," he stated.
Attached to another matter—a procedural move adopted by parliamentarians to expedite the proposal's progress in the Chamber—the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) has been on the plenary agenda since Monday. This Wednesday, it should be the subject of this informal debate.
Initially, the expectation was that the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) could be analyzed by the Chamber on Tuesday or Wednesday, but the resumption of the trial in the STF (Supreme Federal Court) brought disruption to the negotiations, and its voting is only expected to be concluded next week. Officially, Congress goes into recess on December 22nd, next Thursday.
The proposed constitutional amendment authorizes an increase of 145 billion reais in the spending cap for the Bolsa Família program (a social welfare program) of 600 reais, among other points. According to the text, the new government will submit a new fiscal framework by August 2023 to replace the spending cap.
The proposal also opens up a margin of 23 billion reais in next year's accounts for investments, based on a portion of the government's excess revenue, and also provides for the anticipation of the amount in 2022 based on the portion of extraordinary revenues, which may help in unlocking resources for ministries and releasing funds from parliamentary amendments.
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