Lira paused the vote on the PEC on Fuels due to technical difficulties, Congress approved the LDO, and Lula will meet with Rodrigo Pacheco today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 13 Jul 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The main text of the PEC on Fuels was approved with 393 votes in favor and 14 against. Lira announced the suspension when the edit that removes the state of emergency from the text was being analyzed. We still believe that the PEC on Fuels will be approved. Yesterday, Congress concluded the approval of the Budget Guidelines Law (LDO), which makes room for the formal recess of Congress starting on Friday. The rapporteur, Sen. Marcos do Val (Podemos-ES), removed from the text the mandatory execution of the rapporteur's amendments, known as RP 9. A meeting between Rodrigo Pacheco and former president Lula is scheduled for today in Brasília. Lula continues his effort to gain support from the PSD in the first round. He is unlikely to succeed at this time.

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