Agenda includes 60 blockages signed by the president, involving sensitive topics such as tax reform, social benefits and transparency in the public service
The president of the Senate, (União Brasil-AP), summoned a joint session of next Tuesday (17) to analyze a series of pending presidential vetoes-some for over a year. The last type meeting took place in May 2024. The agenda includes 60 vetoes signed by the President (PT), involving sensitive topics such as tax reform, social benefits and transparency in the public service.
It is also expected that I alcoholBre the request for the creation of the Mixed Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry () which intends to investigate fraud at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), although the item is not officially not officially on the agenda. The creation of the CPMI received support from 223 deputies and 36 senators and aims to investigate undue discounts on the benefits of retirees and pensioners. In a statement made on May 22, Alcolumbre guided party leaders to build agreements to enable the voting of all pending topics, including the installation of the commission.
Among the main vetoes that should be analyzed are:
- Tax reform: partial veto to the Complementary Law establishing the Tax on Goods and Services (IBS), the Social Contribution on Goods and Services (CBS) and the Selective Tax (IS);
- Energy transition: partial veto to the creation of the Energy Transition Acceleration Program (Paten);
- Health: Total veto to the law that recognizes type 1 diabetes as disability;
- Zika virus: Total veto to the proposal that provided for compensation for moral damage and special pension to persons with permanent disabilities due to virus infection;
- Sexual crimes: Partial veto to the law that maintains names of convicted by pedophilia in the National Register of Sexual Predators for ten years after the end of the sentence.
The president’s veto will also be debated to an excerpt from LDO which, according to the government, would reduce transparency on salaries paid to members of the judiciary and the prosecutor. In addition to the vetoes, Congress should vote two bills and two resolution proposals. One of the texts under discussion proposes changes in the Budgetary Guidelines Law (LDO) to allow changes in income tax for individuals to be valid indefinitely, and no longer limited to five years.
The proposal in question also includes two controversial devices – known as “jabutis” – that link the exemption from IR to those who receive up to $ 5,000 monthly to the increase in the number of deputies in the House and the resumption of secret budget resources previously canceled by the Lula government.
*With information at Estadão Content
Posted by Felipe Cerqueira
