The governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil), defends that the PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) that equates criminal factions with terrorist organizations be analyzed by the Chamber of Deputies in early December.
Caiado spent the afternoon and evening of Tuesday (18) in discussions at the House in an attempt to have this point taken up in the anti-factions project, without success.
“We tried everything [aprovar o destaque do PL]”, said Caiado.
The assessment is that the project will undergo changes in the Senate, where it will now be analyzed, and that the government will have a greater advantage among senators than among federal deputies. Therefore, it will be difficult to return to this point in the text.
The project may still be vetoed by President Lula, unlike a PEC, which is promulgated by Congress, without undergoing a presidential evaluation.
Although a PEC needs more votes than a bill, Caiado states that the .
The governor has been going to the Chamber with some frequency in recent weeks. He has placed himself as a pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in the 2026 elections, but he still does not have the unconditional support of his own party. Public safety is one of its main flags.
The return of equality was supported by the Liberal Party, for example, but rejected by the government. After protests and negative repercussions both in the market and in the legal environment, Derrite retreated.
Even so, the idea of part of the opposition is to return to the matter starting next month through a specific PEC on the case.
