In a nod to mayors, deputy Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) is trying to reach an agreement with the Lula government to speed up the processing of a PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) that
The text wants to include a transfer of 1% to the Municipal Participation Fund, which would be paid in March of each year.
Annually, the fund already receives three transfers, in June, September and December. The idea of the proposal is to include a new payment.
the PT member suggests that it be staggered, over four or five years, starting in 2028.
The agenda is considered a priority for the National Confederation of Municipalities and is on the list submitted by the mayors to the president (PT) during a meeting this week.
The nod to mayors is made amid the loosening of rules for transferring funds during the electoral period. By overturning a veto by Lula, during the election period. The law prohibits this type of transfer in the three months before the elections.
Palácio do Planalto created a working group to discuss the proposals and decide which ones will be prioritized in the .
The project authored by Reginaldo Lopes, from 2019, is already being processed in a special committee of the Chamber, but depends on agreement with the government to be processed quickly.
To the Panel, the parliamentarian defended the measure. “It is necessary to guarantee payment at the end of each quarter to strengthen public policies at the end, where things happen,” he said.
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