The request for the installation of a CMPI on the January 8 attacks should be read today, the report on MP 1147/22 was approved in the House yesterday, and the House approved the urgent status request for the Fake News bill

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 26 Apr 2023 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Today, the president of Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) will read the request for the creation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPMI) to investigate the January 8 attacks. Deputy Andre Fufuca (PP-MA) is being considered for the presidency of the CPMI. Yesterday, the government had an important victory in the House. Deputy José Guimarães's (PT-CE) report on Provisional Measure (MP) 1147/22 was approved, which resets the PIS and Cofins tax rates on revenues obtained by regular passenger air transportation companies in the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2026. The House also approved, by 238 votes to 192, the urgent status request for the Fake News bill (PL 2630/20), which creates the Brazilian Law on Freedom, Responsibility, and Transparency on the Internet. Voting on the proposal is scheduled for next Tuesday.

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