Survey of the Datafolha Institute published on Tuesday (17) shows that 76% of Brazilians are against the increase in the number of federal deputies from 513 to 531. Only 20% are favorable to the proposal, which has already been and is under analysis in the Senate. Another 2% could not answer and 1% said indifferently.
The survey listened to 2,004 people 16 years or older on June 10 and 11, with a margin of error of two percentage points.
The measure was a response from the Chamber to the decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which in 2023 determined the redistribution of the 513 chairs according to the population evolution of the states – an update that has not happened since 1994. By the understanding of the Court, seven states should gain seats and seven others, lose.
To avoid the loss of chairs by any unit of the Federation, the House chose to create 18 new seats, raising the total to 531 deputies. Thus, the states that gained population would be benefited, without damage to others.
The Senate must analyze the proposal later this week, before the period of June 30 set by the STF to comply with the decision.
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Despite the support of the President of the Senate Constitution and Justice Commission, David Alcolumbre (Union-AP), the proposal has been criticized by sectors of the Senate and Civil Society by the fiscal impact.
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According to the project rapporteur in the House, Deputy Damião Feliciano (Union-PB), the creation of the 18 new chairs would imply an estimated additional cost of R $ 64.6 million per year. The president of the House, Deputy Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), said that the values would already be foreseen in the House budget.
David Alcolumbre also minimized the budget effects. In a statement to the press, he said that “there will be no relevant financial impact.”
