More affected by backstage seams than to the activity in the plenary, the president of (-PB) chaired less than half of the sessions in two months in the new position. Of the 23 deliberative meetings held during this period, he attended only 10.
Allies argue that Motta dedicated himself to reorganizing the house and resolving the impasses on the budget. Along with the president of, David Alcolumbre (Union-AP), he articulated one with Minister Flávio Dino, (Supreme Federal Court), in late February to give transparency to parliamentary amendments and publicize the plaintiff of each nomination.
The lack of a more robust agenda in the plenary, however, paved the way for the amnesty project to the accused of the January 8 attacks has become the central agenda of the House since February, in the opinion of leftist deputies, center and opposition heard by Sheet.
O and the former president make daily pressure for the text to be voted in the plenary. Last week, the party tried to obstruct the agenda to force Motta to decide on the subject.
For two party leaders, the lack of controversial or most impact projects made the House focus on discussing the amnesty and failed to guide the debate in society. Motta’s performance on the subject would even demonstrate the way the new president should lead the House in the next two years.
The president of the house has avoided anticipating what he will do with the amnesty project and, in the face of the pressure from the pockets, made one so that party leaders would not sign the urgent request for the subject. With this, the PL will have to collect the signatures in retail and the whole process will be slower.
Since the Paraibano deputy replaced the former mayor (-al), 62 projects were voted in the plenary. Half were international agreements, which do not usually cause debates and are usually analyzed on Thursdays, the day of lower activity in Congress.
In addition, the Chamber prioritized consensus projects, such as the protection of children and adolescents against heritage violence () and the project of Brazil’s relations with other countries, which joined the ruralist bench with the government ().
Motta himself has sought to explore the tone of conciliation in his speeches. Last week, in a veiled message to the PL, the day the house approved the reciprocity project, he said: “This episode between the US and Brazil must definitely teach us that, in the most important hours, there is no left -wing Brazil or Brazil.”
The simplest agenda is expressed even in the absence of the president in many plenary sessions: from 133 hours and 44 minutes since February, Motta presided over the debates for just 10 hours and 8 minutes.
The president of the house would have begun to correct the lack of a more robust project schedule with the creation of special committees for the exemption projects of the income tax exemption for those who earn up to R $ 5,000, the National Education Plan and the. Will be installed.
This is a difference from Lira. The former president was averse to special committees and preferred to create working groups to discuss the projects, a model that is not foreseen in the regiment and allowed him to choose deputies who participated in the discussions alone, including president and rapporteur. This is what he did, for example, with the tax reform.
Motta discreetly sought to deconstruct in his first two months the rites that caused Lira to be accused by left and right deputies of “treating” the plenary-that the former mayor always denied, with the argument that everything was combined with leaders of the parties.
Among the changes in relation to its predecessor, it established that the Plenary’s agenda be decided at meetings on Thursdays and that the opinions on the projects are released the week before the vote. At the end of Lira’s management, it was common for the agenda to become known only minutes before the start of voting.
In addition, the new president determined that, on Wednesdays, between 16h and 20h, the sessions in Plenary. From the pandemic, it was allowed them to vote exclusively on their cell phone, which made many not to follow the sessions and.
Although he adopted the practice of summoning all leaders, Motta has a closer group, which has been causing criticism behind the scenes. The main decisions are shared with PP leaders, Luizinho Teixeira (RJ), and MDB, Isnaldo Bulhões (AL), as well as Lira and PP President, the Senator (PI).
Motta also consults a broader list of leaders, representing the biggest parties, such as PT, PL, PSD and União Brasil, for subjects on the agenda. There are complaints, however, that decisions are made along with the “Holy Trinity” (Luizinho, Isnaldo and Lira) and come ready for the ratification of the others.
Motta’s allies say it is still uncertain how he will be able to maintain the balance of a polarized and pressured house, especially in pockets. With the Supreme Court, he was able to pacify the relationship after the amendment agreement.
With the Lula administration, he has sought a relationship closer than Lira – who even insulted the then minister responsible for the political articulation (PT). He has also participated in events with the petista, such as the trip to Japan and Vietnam, accompanied by ministers.
Another practice that the new president reversed his predecessor was to allow the Senate’s mixed commissions to vote on provisional measures. MPs have the strength of law from their publication, but the government had difficulty using them from a fight between Lira and (PSD), former Senate president, who led to the overthrow of several of them.
Some leaders evaluate that Motta still demonstrates some fragility, especially in front of pockets. Its allies argue, however, that the president has a pulse and is more skilled than Lira. At 35, the deputy is the youngest in history to command the house.
In one of the plenary sessions he failed to preside over, when he had meetings in his office, Motta was in a hurry to the auditorium. He returned to the chair to say that it will be more combative than the predecessor.
The deputies, who were shortly before they were unfeasible the debate with turmoil, applauded Motta’s statement.
Sought through his advice, Motta declined to comment on the first two months of management.
