The rapporteur of the proposal, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), presented a new opinion that proposes that the extinction of reelection will take place in 2030, anticipating the previously expected period of 2034
The vote on the proposal of amendment to the Constitution () that aims to end the reelection to the positions of President, Governor and Mayor was postponed on Wednesday (7) by the Senate Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ). The rapporteur of the proposal, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), presented a new opinion that proposes that the extinction of reelection will take place in 2030, anticipating the previously expected period of 2034. In addition to eliminating reelection, PEC 12 of 2022 also proposes the expansion of the bosses of the executive, deputies and councilors for five years, while the senators would have their mandates to ten years.
Castro justified the need for change. “The advent of reelection has brought many distortions in political practice. In the past election, 83% of the mayors who have disputed reelection in Brazil have been able to reelect. This is a very clear fact that there is no parity of weapons when a mayor, or governor, or president of the Republic in power will be disputed,” he argued.
However, the proposal to increase senators’ mandate to ten years generated controversy. Senator Eliziane Gama (PSD-MA) has spoken out against this change, arguing that the mandates of deputies remain in four years and senators in eight. She suggested that the executive had a six -year term.
“You leave an eight -year term, which is already a long time, for a 10 -year term? There is no country that has a decade of office for senator. And increasing the five -year office of deputy is not good either. In the American case, we have two years of office for deputies. There is a frequent presence of the electoral process,” said the parliamentarian.
According to the new opinion presented, the reelection will still be valid in the 2026 elections. The mayors would have an extended term of six years in 2028, but could not run for reelection. The first elections without the possibility of reelection for presidents and governors are scheduled to take place in 2030.
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
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