Approved in the House, proposal is seen as a reaction of Centrão parties to STF investigations against deputies and senators
The chairman of the Senate Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) (PSD-BA), indicated the Senator (MDB-SE) as rapporteur of the call, a proposal that expands the protection of parliamentarians against the opening of criminal investigations. According to Alencar, the choice was motivated by the technical profile of colleague, career delegate and active member of the CCJ, as well as the historical connection of the MDB to the defense of democracy.
Alencar said that Vieira’s report will be for the rejection of PEC. “He will work to bury this absurd parliamentary,” he said. Vieira confirmed the position on her social networks: “My position on the subject is public and the report will be for rejection, technically demonstrating the huge damage that this proposal can cause to Brazilians.” The opinion will be presented next Wednesday (24).
What the PEC of the Armage says
The proposal is articulated by parties and is seen as reaction to investigations that reach parliamentary in the Federal Supreme Court (). The text resumes part of a device that stained between 1988 and 2001, when deputies and senators could only be prosecuted criminally with permission from Congress. Among the main points of PEC are:
- Extension of the privileged forum to presidents of parties with representation in Congress, who would be judged only by the STF
- Changes in arrest rules in the act of parliamentarianswhich would remain restricted to unenforceable crimes, but would be analyzed in a secret, no longer open vote.
Next Steps
Although Vieira’s report is contrary, the PEC may still be voted in the Senate plenary. The federal government has also positioned itself against the proposal – the president said that “it is not a serious thing.”
CCJ analysis will be decisive in measuring the Senate’s willingness to block or advance with the bill, considered by critics as a setback in transparency and liability of parliamentarians.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
