Leaders pressure Pacheco to hold a joint session of Congress; government negotiates agreement to postpone CPMI

2023-04-18 16:09:00

Palácio do Planalto seeks to postpone by one week the reading of the request for the installation of the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on January 8; deputies and senators demand deliberation of matters

Pablo Valadares/Chamber of DeputiesPresident of the National Congress, Senator Rodrigo Pacheco conducts a Joint Session aimed at deliberating on the vetoes of the 2023 budget

Leaders of parties and benches in the federal Senate it’s yes Chamber of Deputies sent a letter to the president of the National Congress, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), asking for maintenance of the first session of Congress. In the letter, the leaders affirm that there is an agreement for the postponement of the vote on the nursing floor, but emphasize the “indispensability of the joint session” for deliberation on matters on the agenda. The session between deputies and senators is scheduled to take place this Tuesday, 18, at 12h. However, the federal government tries to postpone the holding of the parliamentary meeting to postpone the reading of the application for the installation of the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) of January 8. For this, the Planalto Palace is negotiating an agreement to postpone the vote on the nursing matter, while leaders of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) try to convince parliamentarians to withdraw their signatures to weaken the CPMI request of January 8th. The letter sent to Rodrigo Pacheco is signed by 13 leaders, including: senator Rogério Marinho, leader of the opposition in the Senate; deputy Carlos Jordy, leader of the opposition in the Chamber; senator Flávio Bolsonaro, leader of the minority in Congress; deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, leader of the minority in the Chamber; and senator Hamilton Mourão, deputy leader of the Republicans in the Senate.