The Transition PEC was officially submitted to the Senate yesterday, the rapporteur of the 2023 Federal Budget submitted his report yesterday, and the Transition Team's technical groups are expected to publish their first sectoral reports today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 30 Nov 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

An amendment to the PEC has already been presented by Senator Orioviste Guimarães, from the Podemos. He proposes a total of R$ 80 billion of expenses outside of the spending ceiling for one year. Next week, the Senate is expected to conclude voting on the PEC. Yesterday, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), general rapporteur for the Budget, submitted his preliminary report to the Joint Budget Committee. He proposed a 1.3% cut in the government's discretionary expenditures, such as investments and current expenditures, to pay for amendments. Today, the Transition Team's technical groups are expected to publish their first sectoral reports.

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