The vote on the PEC (proposed constitutional amendment) on benefits, which was supposed to be voted on this Thursday (7), was postponed by the Chamber of Deputies to next week. Chamber of Deputies President Artur Lira (PP-AL) has postponed until next Tuesday (12) from 13:55 the vote on the minimum wage for nurses (PEC 11/22) and the creation of an emergency state until the end of the year to ensure the expansion of social and economic benefits (PEC 15/22).

As a result of the plenary session on Thursday (7), only 427 deputies registered, and 394 deputies voted on the demand to close the discussion of PEC 15/22. In this vote, the base received only 303 votes. 308 are required for PEC approval.

House Speaker Arthur Lyra didn’t want to risk the vote – Photo: Elaine Menke/House of Deputies/North Dakota

“I’m not going to risk this PEC or the next one,” Lira said before closing the vote and resuming work next Tuesday.

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state of emergency

Benefit PEC (State of Emergency) allows the government to spend more than 41.25 billion reais at the end of the year to increase social benefits, provide financial assistance to truck and taxi drivers, increase food purchases for low-income people, and reduce taxes on ethanol.

To make spending in an election year possible (prohibited by law) and circumvent legal requirements and the Constitution itself (expenditure ceiling/Constitutional Amendment 95), the proposal introduces a state of emergency until December 31, 2022.

On Thursday afternoon, the special commission approved the replacement of the rapporteur of the proposal, Deputy Danilo Forte (União-CE), in which he includes in PEC 15/22 the entire text of PEC 1/22, which initially provides for a state of emergency. . This text was added to PEC 15/22, which originally dealt only with lower rates for biofuels compared to fossil fuels.

During the plenary debate, Danilo Forte defended the approval of the PEC. “We want to help Brazilians get out of the crisis. Reducing taxes and guaranteeing subsidies for a decent family life is a task for all of us,” he said.

floor for nurses

This Thursday, a special committee also approved the PEC for nurseries (PEC 11/22). The speaker, Deputy Carmen Zanotto (Citizenship-SC), said the proposal would bring “more credibility and legal certainty” to Bill 2564/20, which sets a minimum wage for nurses, technicians, nursing assistants and midwives.

The bill, already approved by Congress, is still awaiting approval by the President. Information provided by the agency Câmara de Notícias.