The president of , (-AL), ignored the promise he himself made that he would resolve, within his mandate, the dispute surrounding hair .
Congress goes into recess for the weekend. Upon return, in February, there will be an immediate election for presidents of the Chamber and Senate.
The last week of activities with the parliamentarian as president of the House will focus on the economic agenda.
Voting is expected on the , the —a complementary bill, a bill and a PEC (proposed amendment to the Constitution)—, the and the PLOA (Budget Bill).
Furthermore, Lira stated last week that she will try to include matters related to tourism on the voting agenda.
Three politicians close to the president of the Chamber say that Lira no longer discussed the amnesty project with the House leaders and that it fell off the voting radar.
The president of the Chamber was contacted via press office, but did not respond.
On October 28, the parliamentarian removed the amnesty project from the agenda of the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission), , and . To date, however, Lira has not instructed party leaders to nominate representatives on this special commission.
The mayor’s objective with the commission was to develop the project and still obtain support from PT and PL (the two largest parties in the Chamber) around .
The PL wanted a commitment from the future president that the proposal would go through the House. The PT was directly against it and did not even want the project to be discussed in plenary.
Today, and should be elected without difficulty in February. Despite this, allies say that this is one of the issues that must be faced during the Republican leader’s administration.
Two of Lira’s allies state, with reservations, that there is no more climate to discuss amnesty after , on November 13th.
This assessment is shared by even opposition deputies, who are supporters of the proposal. , hours after the explosions, Bolsonaro parliamentarians said that the episode would harm the processing of the bill.
Lira, on October 30th, which would provide a solution to the project during his mandate. “A sensitive topic like this, because of everything that happened, because of everything that is happening, was being used inappropriately. I spoke with both one party and another. We will provide a solution for this within my mandate,” he stated.
At that moment, when asked how he would resolve the situation, he replied: “As I always do, talking and listening a lot.”
A government leader says he recognizes that the PL and opposition parties will put pressure to resume this discussion, given the possibility of including , in the proposal, so that he can run in 2026.
Leader of the PL in the Chamber, (RJ), told the reporter, however, that he believes that Lira will keep her word and “contribute” to the project being voted on, even if outside the chair of president of the House.
“I believe President Arthur Lira’s word. Even after leaving the presidency, I am sure he will contribute to ensuring that the amnesty is appreciated and voted on as he promised”, he says.
The PT president, deputy (PR), states that the party will continue to defend the shelving of the project. “It doesn’t even make sense to discuss it given so many serious revelations we’ve had in recent days. Let’s talk to the other parties in the House.”
