Congress has 55 Lula vetoes to analyze after recess; know what they are

After the end of the parliamentary recess, on February 1st, the Congress will have 55 vetoes from the president of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), for analysis.

According to the Senate, the number is the biggest since 2018and exceeds the sum of those analyzed between 2023 and 2024.

Some of the vetoes include points from tax reformsuch as the one that establishes the Tax on Goods and Services (IBS), the Selective Tax (IS) and the Social Contribution on Goods and Services (CBS), and the .

Other topics, such as the national registry of domestic animals, rules for granting the Continuous Payment Benefit (BPC) and the Bolsa Família, in addition to compensation and pensions for victims of the Zika Virus, will also be on the agenda.

Of the 50 that will be analyzed, only seven of the vetoes are “total” — that is, they were completely overturned by the head of the Executive:

• Classification of Type 1 Diabetes as a disability
• Compensation and pension for Zika Virus victims
• Exemption from periodic reevaluation for retirees due to permanent disability
• Mandatory cleaning of sand from courts and parks
• Extension of rural financing in municipalities in emergency
• Use of the culture voucher for sporting activities
• IPI exemption on furniture and appliances for disaster victims

The other 50 have partial vetoes, like the , which had the largest number: there are 397 devices in total.

A Budget Guidelines Law (LDO) of 2025 — which annually organizes the budgets of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, state and local authorities — appears soon after, with 164.

How does the presidential veto work?

After the approval of a bill, the President of the Republic has 15 days to sanction or veto it.

The proposal can be partially or totally vetoed by the Executive Branch. In either case, it returns for analysis in Congress.

The texts are then analyzed in a joint session, called by the president of the Senate.

It is necessary to absolute majority of votes for the veto to be overturnedwhich is equivalent to 257 votes from deputies and 41 from senators, which are counted separately. If the number is not reached, .

See which vetoes will be analyzed by Congress

1. VET 7/2025 – Partial – (46 provisions vetoed) – Regulation of tax reform
2. VET 6/2025 – Partial (4 provisions vetoed) – Creation of positions and functions at Susep
3. VET 5/2025 – Partial (30 devices vetoed) – Full State Debt Payment Program (Propag)
4. VET 4/2025 – Total – Classification of Type 1 Diabetes as a disability
5. VET 3/2025 – Partial (25 devices vetoed) – Offshore Energy Regulatory Framework
6. VET 2/2025 – Total – Compensation and pension for victims of the Zika Virus
7. VET 1/2025 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Recognition of the huts at Praia do Futuro (CE) as cultural heritage
8. VET 50/2024 – Partial (3 devices vetoed) – Decarbonization Credits
9. VET 49/2024 – Partial (5 vetoed devices) – National Urban Housing Program (PNHU)
10. VET 48/2024 – Partial (6 vetoed provisions) – Authorization for contingency and blocking of non-binding parliamentary amendments
11. VET 47/2024 – Partial (164 devices vetoed) – PLDO 2025
12. VET 46/2024 – Partial (2 provisions vetoed) – Rules for granting BPC and Bolsa Família
13. VET 45/2024 – Partial (3 provisions vetoed) – Regulation of the exercise of the geophysicist profession
14. VET 44/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Penalty for facilitating sexual tourism
15. VET 43/2024 – Partial (4 vetoed provisions) – Special insured status of members in cooperatives
16. VET 42/2024 – Partial (8 vetoed devices) – Green Mobility and Innovation Program – Mover Program
17. VET 41/2024 – Partial (8 provisions vetoed) – Disciplinary regime of the Federal Police and the Civil Police of the DF
18. VET 40/2024 – Partial (3 devices vetoed) – National Register of Domestic Animals
19. VET 39/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Revocation of provisions of the Pelé Law
20. VET 38/2024 – Total – Exemption from periodic reevaluation for retirees due to permanent disability
21. VET 37/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – National Registry of Pedophiles and Sexual Predators
22. VET 36/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Union participation in the Operations Guarantee Fund – FGO
23. VET 35/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Penalty for violating animal genetic material control rules
24. VET 34/2024 – Partial (39 provisions vetoed) – Emgea Governance and Extension of Deadlines for Debt Renegotiation
25. VET 33/2024 – Partial (3 provisions vetoed) – Future Fuel Law
26. VET 32/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Rules applicable to VPNI (nominally identifiable personal advantages) of the Chamber of Deputies
27. VET 31/2024 – Partial (4 provisions vetoed) – Rules applicable to VPNI (nominally identifiable personal advantages) of the Federal Senate
28. VET 30/2024 – Total – Mandatory cleaning of sand from courts and parks
29. VET 29/2024 – Partial (10 provisions vetoed) – Update of the General Tourism Law
30. VET 28/2024 – Partial (7 devices vetoed) – Program Develops Regulatory Agencies
31. VET 27/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Incentives for the semiconductor industry
32. VET 26/2024 – Partial (8 vetoed devices) – Private Security Statute
33. VET 25/2024 – Total – Extension of rural financing in municipalities in emergency
34. VET 24/2024 – Total – Use of culture vouchers for sporting activities
35. VET 23/2024 – Total – IPI exemption on furniture and appliances for disaster victims
36. VET 22/2024 – Partial (2 devices vetoed) – Special school regime for students unable to go to school
37. VET 21/2024 – Partial (42 devices vetoed) – Legal Framework for Low Carbon Hydrogen
38. VET 20/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Social Infrastructure Investment Fund – FIIS
39. VET 19/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Maximum term for environmental licensing processes related to space activities
40. VET 18/2024 – Partial (3 provisions vetoed) – National Education Guidelines and Bases Law
41. VET 17/2024 – Partial (6 vetoed devices) – National Student Assistance Policy – ​​PNAES
42. VET 16/2024 – Partial (4 devices vetoed) – Green Mobility and Innovation Program – MOVER
43. VET 15/2024 – Partial (3 devices vetoed) – Lack of students for vaccination in public schools
44. VET 14/2024 – Partial (7 provisions vetoed) – Career servants of the Federal Executive Branch
45. VET 13/2024 – Partial (2 devices vetoed) – Research with human beings
46. VET 12/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Deadline for evaluation, by the TCU, of the tax incentive for exchanging machines
47. VET 10/2024 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Tax incentive for independent Brazilian electronic games
48. VET 9/2024 – Partial (6 devices vetoed) – National Air Quality Policy
49. VET 47/2023 – Partial (17 devices vetoed) – Flexibility in pesticide registration
50. VET 46/2023 – Partial (14 provisions vetoed) – Capitalization bonds as guarantee for the execution of works
51. VET 18/2023 – Partial (11 devices vetoed) – Minha Casa, Minha Vida Program
52. VET 14/2023 – Partial (397 devices vetoed) – General Sports Law
53. VET 9/2023 – Partial (1 device vetoed) – Legal Reserve Areas
54. VET 65/2022 – Partial (3 devices vetoed) – Agricultural self-control
55. VET 30/2022 – Partial (2 devices vetoed) – Free baggage check-in