The PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) which provides for the was filed in the House of Representatives on Thursday (6).
The debate on this topic occurs at a time when the new president of the House, (-PB), was favorable to the discussion, although it indicates no urgency to begin the processing of the proposal.
Authored by Deputies Luiz Carlos Hauly (Somos-PR) and Lafayette de Andrada (Republicans-MG), the proposal got signatures of 179 parliamentarians-the necessary 171 for a PEC to be filed.
This is not the first legislative initiative that discusses regime change. A referendum in 1963 and a plebiscite in 1993 rejected the change of this regime.
In recent interviews, the new mayor indicated to be in favor of discussing these topics.
On Tuesday (4), when asked about proposals that deal with changes in the country’s government system, Motta said he would not have “any difficulty” in this sense, but said that this should occur in the long run, “with a lot of responsibility.”
“I think the discussion of parliamentarism must exist, but not that this is applied to 2026, 2030. Discussing electoral reform for the next election is very difficult to approve,” he said.
This Friday (7), in Agenda in Paraíba, the parliamentarian said that the house should discuss the theme of semi -presidentialism because there is “an interest in the house and the parties”.
“We will discuss this article. There is an interest in the house, from the parties of being able to struggle. We also have no commitment to guide this urgently, running. On the contrary. Discussing Brazil’s political system is always good to seek more efficiency, More popular participation and always seek governments of more results for a population that needs, “he said.
the House should create this year a special committee to discuss a new electoral reform, a frequent subject of discussions of deputies and senators. The idea came from a bill that changes the electoral system to the mixed district model.
There is still no clarity on which themes could be included in the bulge of discussions and, until then, Motta’s allies discarded discussions about changes in government regime in this collegiate.
The PEC filed on Thursday foresees the adoption of semi -presidentialism in Brazil.
She says the figure of President of the Republic continues to exist, but with limited powers. By the text, the president will continue to be the head of state and supreme commander of the Armed Forces, but there will be a prime minister-responsible for the administration of the government.
It will be up to the President of the Republic to appoint the Prime Minister, after consultation with the political parties that make up the majority, as well as the other members of the Council of Ministers. The president would also be responsible for sending bills to Congress and maintaining relations with foreign states, among other things.
The figure responsible for the administration of the government will be the prime minister, who will always be a parliamentarian chosen by the congress. It will be up to him to elaborate the government program, edit decrees and appoint positions of the federal administration.
The PEC also provides for the implementation of the mixed district vote for the election of federal deputies. The proposal says that the amendment will come into force on January 1, 2026, at the beginning of the last year of the term of the current president, Lula (PT).
There is still a long way for PEC to arrive at the House Plenary. First, the mayor must dispatch the proposal for analysis at the House CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission).
Then, if approved by the CCJ, it will also be up to the president of the House to designate a special committee to deal with the merits of the proposal – there is a period of 40 sessions to vote the text, and the period for amendments runs out in the first 10.
After passing the Special Commission, PEC needs to be analyzed at the House Plenary, and 308 votes are required (513) for approval, in two voting shifts.
