The Congress ended on Friday (20). Two bills and a proposed amendment to the Constitution were approved in the Chamber and the Senate, in a marathon of votes before the parliamentary recess. Part of the measures were weakened, which should reduce the expected savings for public coffers.
Parliamentarians shielded mandatory amendments from blocking; they loosened the device to combat super wages and, among other points.
The government made concessions and reinforced political coordination to be able to approve the texts this year. Among the items maintained in the package is , one of the government’s main bets to contain spending.
It is still unclear how much of the R$72 billion savings expected in two years has already been lost along the way. of proposals expected for 2025 and 2026. .
This Monday’s episode of Café da Manhã (23) discusses how Congress’ final decisions in 2024 impact the government’s year in 2025. The columnist for Sheet tells the story behind the scenes of this approval race, deals with the meanings of the Planalto’s losses and gains and analyzes the tone on which the next year should begin in the corridors of Brasília.
The audio program is published on Spotify, a streaming service partner of Sheet in the initiative and which specializes in music, podcast and video. You can listen to the episode by clicking above. To access the app, simply register for free.
Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalist Gabriela Mayer, produced by Daniel Castro and Lucas Monteiro. Sound editing is by Raphael Concli.
