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The text of the Precatórios PEC may need to be changed to obtain the necessary votes. A group of seven parties is mobilizing to propose an alternative text to the one approved in the House. The vote in the Constitution and Justice Committee is scheduled for Tuesday. As expected, the analysis of t...

The rapporteur of the Precatórios PEC should submit his report today, the STF should begin analyzing the constitutionality of the sanitation law, and the PL confirmed President Bolsonaro’s affiliation with the party

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 24 Nov 2021

The vote on the text of the Precatórios PEC should take place in the CCJ next Tuesday, and voting in the Plenary should be held on December 1 or 2. We believe the PEC can receive up to 54 votes in favor – even if all the Podemos senators (9 senators) vote against the proposal. There are four case...

The House may vote on the Auxílio Brasil MP, the rapporteur of the Precatórios PEC should finalize his report today, and the Senate may vote on the bill that deals with the exchange rate framework

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 23 Nov 2021

The rapporteur of the Auxílio Brasil MP, Deputy Marcelo Aro, included the annual increase of the program’s payments based on inflation. The extreme poverty line will increase from R$ 100 to R$ 105, and the poverty line, from R$ 200 to R$ 210. The text may still undergo changes during the voting p...

A package of benefits and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Nov 2021

The House included in its agenda the provisional measure (MP) that created the Auxílio Brasil and the urgent status request for the railroad framework bill and the carbon market bill, among others. In the Senate, Fernando Bezerra submits his report on the Precatórios PEC. Senator Angelo Coronel m...

The rapporteur of the Precatórios PEC should submit his report on the text tomorrow, the Senate’s CAE has scheduled a public hearing on Petrobras’s pricing policy, and the PSDB primary election was postponed

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Nov 2021

The goal is for the vote on the Precatórios PEC to take place in the Committee this week. The government will have to change the text and, with that, part of it may have to return to the House. Petrobras President Joaquim Silva e Luna, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes and Minister of Mines and Energ...

The Precatórios PEC continues to dominate the agenda in the Senate, the rapporteur of the PEC should submit his report on the text next week, and the PSDB will select its presidential candidate on Sunday

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 Nov 2021

The rapporteur of the Precatórios PEC, Senator Fernando Bezerra, is looking into to dividing the proposal as a way to incorporate the senators' suggestions. Anything that is subject to change in the original proposal will be included in a new text and analyzed by the senators. The goal is to vote...

The Precatórios PEC continues to be negotiated in the Senate, the rapporteur of the income tax bill should submit a separate bill on the issue next week, and the CCJ of the House approved the payroll tax exemption bill

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 Nov 2021

According to the rapporteur, Fernando Bezerra, there is pressure in the Senate to make the R$ 400 Auxílio Brasil payments permanent in the Precatórios PEC. The goal is to enact at least part of the proposal, even if the other part returns to the House for further analysis. Senator Angelo Coronel ...

The CCJ of the House votes on Dep. Freitas’s report on the extension of the payroll tax exemption, Sen. Bezerra has confirmed that the Senate will change the Precatórios PEC, and the new Auxílio Brasil payments will be issued today

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Nov 2021

After being put to a vote in the CCJ, the payroll tax exemption bill will go to the Senate. President Jair Bolsonaro has announced his support for extending the exemption for another two years. Depending on the change to the Precatórios PEC, the text may have to return to the House. But even if i...

Issues surrounding President Bolsonaro's affiliation with the PL arise, the CAE should analyze the bills presented by Sen. Jean Paul Prates and Sen. Nelsinho Trad, and the MP that created the Auxílio Brasil program will expire in about three weeks

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Nov 2021

Bolsonaro’s affiliation with the PL was scheduled for November 22, but yesterday he said that he hopes to resolve the issues in two or three weeks. Bolsonaro is against an alliance with the PSDB in the state of São Paulo. The Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) of the Senate will analyze the report ...

The re-election tripod and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 Nov 2021

The Court-ordered payments (Precatórios) PEC begins analysis in the Senate. The Senate Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) discusses a bill on Petrobras's pricing policy. In the House, the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) may vote on the extension of the payroll tax exemption. Deputy Marcelo...

Senators begin to take position on the Court-ordered payments PEC, the CCJ of the House may vote on the extension of the payroll tax exemption next week & the Senate Economic Affairs Committee may vote on the bill that deals with privatization of Correios

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Nov 2021

Some senators are raising questions about the excesses of funds contained in the PEC. There may be adjustments to the text in order to guarantee a higher payment of court orders. Depending on the change, the entire proposal may not have to be returned for analysis in the House. A bill pending in ...

The House concluded the vote on the Court-ordered payments PEC, the STF trial on the rapporteur’s amendments may end today, and Sergio Moro joins the Podemos

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Nov 2021

Only one edit to the Court-ordered payments PEC was approved, removing the possibility of changing the “golden rule” through the Budget Law. The proposal will now go to the Senate for further analysis. Rodrigo Pacheco has said that he may take the proposal directly to the plenary. In the STF, a m...

The House will try to conclude the first round vote on the Court-ordered payments PEC, and Bolsonaro will almost certainly join the PL

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Nov 2021

Eleven edits to the Court-ordered payments PEC still need to be analyzed, and in order to keep the text unchanged, the government needs to gather at least 308 votes for each edit. President Jair Bolsonaro will almost certainly join the PL, and given the ongoing negotiations, the PP could represen...

The Chamber tries to conclude the vote on the Court-ordered payments PEC, Minister Paulo Guedes is going to the House to talk about his accounts abroad, Sergio Moro joins the Podemos, practically confirming his presidential candidacy.

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Nov 2021

The Chamber tries to conclude the vote on the Court-ordered payments PEC. Due to the results of the first round vote, there are risks for the government. Minister Paulo Guedes is going to the House to talk about his accounts abroad. The Senate Economic Affairs Committee votes on the privatization...

Eleven edits to the Court-ordered payments PEC need to be analyzed, the PDT will meet to discuss its position regarding the PEC, and the Senate’s CAE should vote on the privatization of the Correios tomorrow

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Nov 2021

In order for the first round of voting on the Court-ordered payments PEC to be concluded, 11 edits must be analyzed – four of which are critical. The PDT caucus in the House will meet today to discuss the party’s position on the PEC. After criticizing the fact that 15 out of the party’s 24 deputi...