The elected government is having trouble moving forward with the Transition PEC, 10 more ministers of the STF must vote on the rapporteur’s amendments case, and the bill to amend the state-owned company law may be put to a vote in the Senate today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 15 Dec 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

At the moment, the government does not have the 308 votes needed to approve the PEC. The most controversial points — the value of R$ 168 billion and the 2-year term — continue to be problematic for legislators. The judgment of the rapporteur's amendments (RP-9) in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has an impact on the PEC vote. STF President Rosa Weber issued a harsh vote against the rapporteur's amendments. Her vote is likely to be followed by some ministers. 10 more ministers still have to vote. Today, in the Senate, the bill that amends the state-owned company law, PL 2896/22, may be put to a vote. The edits reduce the deadline for people who participated in the party structure to occupy positions in state-owned companies from 36 months to 30 days.

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