The electoral period should impact, in addition to the pace of work in the Legislature, negotiations for the commands of permanent committees in the Chamber of Deputies. In a shorter year and motivated by the elections, parliamentarians are targeting spaces with greater visibility.
The National Congress will resume activities in February. The first weeks of work involve negotiations over the command of the Chamber’s collegiate bodies. Internally, part of the party benches is also mobilizing for changes in their leadership, as is the case with the PT and PSB.
For the House committees, the choice of presidents involves political agreement and division between parties according to the proportionality of each bench. Acronyms with more representatives are entitled to more positions and can make the first choices.
In total, the Chamber has 30 standing committees. In 2025, the installation of the collegiate bodies only took place six weeks after the resumption of work in the Legislature. The division’s chess clashed with agreements still under the management of Arthur Lira (PP-AL) and the election of the current president of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB).
In command of a collegiate body, deputies have power over the agenda and can give preference, for example, to proposals of interest from their parties and even to the analysis of calls for ministers.
The disputes, in general, target the main bodies, such as the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission) and strategic areas for the government, in addition to the CMO (Mixed Budget Commission). This year, the CMO will be chaired by a deputy, in accordance with the alternation regime with the Senate.
Historically, parliamentary activities in election years have a slower pace, especially from the second half of the year onwards. For 2025, as the CNN showed, the deputies are aiming for February, which will have weight in the electoral debates.
Votes on the Security PEC and the “Antifaction” project are pending in the House. The matters do not depend on analysis by the permanent committees, which will allow voting before the collegiate committees resume.
Change of leaders
Another movement planned for the first weeks of work in the Legislature is the change of leadership. Parties that rotate positions have been organizing themselves, since before the parliamentary recess, for changes of command.
The PT will have as its new leader the deputy Pedro Uczai (SC), who will replace Lindbergh Farias (RJ). At PSB, with the departure of Pedro Campos (PE) the role will be occupied by Jonas Donizetti (SP).
Since the end of December, the opposition bench has also had a new leader, deputy Corporal Gilberto Silva (PL-PB). The black bench will also change and will be taken over by the deputy Benedita da Silva (PT-RJ).
Other acronyms have already made official reappointments. This is the case of União Brasil, which has already made official that it will continue under the command of Pedro Lucas Fernandes (BAD). The largest party in the House, with 88 deputies, the Liberal Party should also keep the deputy in leadership Sóstenes Cavalcante (PL).
