Proposal expands from 513 to 531 the total chairs in the House; expected impact is at least $ 65 million per year
It has less than a week to vote the bill that increases the number of federal deputies, raising a total of 513 to 531 chairs in. Voting is scheduled for Wednesday (25), a period before the deadline set by the (Federal Supreme Court), which determined a solution by the end of June. The urgency arose after the 2022 census, held by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), to point out the need to redistribute vacancies between the states, according to the new population projections.
If it does not take advantage of the proposal on time, the decision on the new composition of the House will pass the (Superior Electoral Court), as established by the Supreme Court. The project under consideration provides for the creation of 18 new vacancies, without removing chairs from any state, as provided for in the first discussions.
Although the text has the support of the Senate President, (Union-AP), the theme is considered controversial. A Datafolha survey, released last week, shows that 76% of the population is against the increase in the number of deputies. Behind the scenes, the evaluation is that the vote should occur with release of the benches, allowing each parliamentary to decide individually as to vote.
People from benefited states tend to support the proposal, while others show concern about the negative repercussion with their electoral bases. The definition is expected to occur until the deadline, to prevent the TSE from taking responsibility for the redistribution of the chairs.
The decision to maintain the current number in states that would lose representatives, and only create extra vacancies in the states they should earn was an alternative found to avoid local political losses. With the change, nine states should be contemplated with an increase in the number of parliamentarians, according to discussions in progress.
In the financial aspect, the expected minimum impact is R $ 64.6 million per year, considering salaries, benefits and cabinet structure for new deputies. The value does not include the increase in parliamentary amendments, which tends to be significant. By 2025, each deputy could appoint up to R $ 37.3 million in amendments.
