“It’s an urgent issue”, says Lira when defending approval of the administrative reform

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), stated this Tuesday (12) that he will try to unlock the administrative reform (PEC 32/20). The proposal awaits analysis by the Plenary, after having been approved by the Constitution and Justice Committee and the special committee.

“We managed to approve a text, which can still be changed by the Plenary, which starts from a very simple premise: it does not affect the acquired rights of anyone currently in public service. So, this vendetta that we are outsourcing and ending public service in Brazil is not true”, said Lira.

The deputy’s statement was made during the seminar “Building Consensus: Paths to Administrative Reform in Brazil”, promoted by the National Confederation of Financial Institutions (CNF) and the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban).

According to Lira, this is an “urgent topic” and the proposal has already been “discussed and considered with great attention and responsibility” in the Chamber. He highlighted the issue of making hiring more flexible and encouraging digital government provided for in the measure.

“Debating administrative reform is facing a challenge that transcends party barriers. It’s about building a future where public administration is an instrument at the service of citizens, unquestionably agile, efficient and transparent,” he said.

According to him, the proposal is part of an effort to reduce mandatory expenses and make the public sector more efficient: “We need to review our expenses going forward and we need to contract with new entrants a different rule, a rule of more productivity and assertiveness in that taxpayers feel more comfortable paying their taxes in a more effective way”, he stated.

PEC 32/20 changes provisions on public servants and employees and modifies the organization of direct and indirect public administration of any of the Powers of the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities. The rules are valid for civil servants who enter the career after the measure is approved.