The Chamber of Deputies begins this week’s work with a deliberative session to speed up the process of the special commission that analyzes the PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) on the end of the 6×1 working day.
The president of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), called a plenary meeting for this Monday afternoon (4) with the aim of moving forward with counting the ten sessions necessary to present amendments to the proposal.
Only after this deadline will you be able to present your opinion to the special committee and ask for the matter to be discussed.
thus half of the deadline required by the regulations will be reached. It is rare for sessions to be held on Monday and Friday in the Chamber, which usually only holds deliberations from Tuesday to Thursday.
The president of the House wants to approve the proposal in the committee and in the plenary in May as a sign of Labor Day. He must align a calendar with the president of the Federal Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), so that the initiative can be enacted by the end of June.
While the plenary sessions are running, the PEC special commission intends to analyze the rapporteur’s work plan and vote on requests, including an invitation to hear the minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Guilherme Boulos. These items are already planned in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday (5).
Another work front is , starting in João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba, on Thursday (7). Belo Horizonte (MG) and São Paulo (SP) should also host debates on the change in work schedule in May.
For now, the forecast is that he will try to be re-elected for another term as federal deputy in October.
Installed on Wednesday (29), the collegiate may have more than one meeting during the week to move forward with the debate, according to the president of the commission, deputy Alencar Santana (PT-SP). For now, only one session is scheduled for this week.
In this initial phase of the collegiate, deputies must discuss the merits of the PEC, that is, the terms of the proposal. For example, a transition rule and possible compensation for productive sectors should be discussed.
Electoral agenda
Reducing working hours is a priority issue for the government, which is betting on popular appeal as an electoral asset and a means of pressure to speed up analysis in Congress. On Sunday (3), on digital media channels, television, radio, newspapers, cinema and in the international press.
Motta has also made the agenda his main focus within the Chamber and wants to leave his fingerprint on the approval of the proposal. for a 5×2 model, with five days of work and two days of rest. The President of the House, however, decided to prioritize the analysis via the PEC, aiming to give the Legislature a leading role.
In the special committee, two proposals that are being processed together will be analyzed, one presented by Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) and the other by deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-MG). (Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee) of the Chamber, where compliance with constitutional rules was assessed.
The government defends the reduction of the current 44 hours provided for in the Constitution to 40 hours per week. Representatives of economic sectors, however, have been pushing for incentives, such as a new tax relief rule, to offset possible impacts.
*With information from Emilly Behnke, Jussara Soares and Larissa Rodrigues.
