Lira determines that deputies be in Brasília on Monday to guarantee votes

The president of the Chamber, deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), published an act determining that the deputies be in Brasília already on Monday, in the week of the Brazilian Independence holiday. The idea is to guarantee a quorum for the vote, on Tuesday, of bills related to Desenrola, a government program that claims to want to facilitate the renegotiation of debts of the population.

Deputies usually only arrive in Brasília on Tuesday and stay until Thursday to participate in the Chamber’s sessions. But there was a fear that the deputies would not go to the capital this week because of the holiday.

The presence of parliamentarians should also facilitate discussions on the mini-electoral reform, which should be approved by October to be valid for the 2024 municipal elections. draft this week.