Senate approves Security PEC by 75 to 0 and postpones the age of criminal responsibility for a separate debate

The Senate approved the Public Security PEC in the second round by 75 votes to 0, according to InfoMoney. Voting took place on Tuesday, November 3, and the scoreboard did not record any votes against. With approval, the text goes to promulgation, but there is still no set date for this.

Government support helps explain the result. Lula (PT) adopted the text of the proposal, according to the same report, which turned it into a consensus agenda in the plenary.

The dispute was concentrated on another point. The opposition tried to include in the PEC the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility. Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), leader of the opposition, defended the age of 16 in general and 14 for heinous crimes.

This attempt did not succeed within the text. A request to remove the topic from the PEC was approved by 38 votes to 36, and the age of criminal responsibility will be left for further evaluation, separately. The tight margin indicates that the issue divides the Senate, even with consensus around the main proposal.

The data collected does not detail the technical content of the PEC nor its cost or source of resources, information that will weigh in the assessment of those who follow the public accounts.

What changes for the investor

The unanimous approval signals coordination between the government and opposition around the central text, which could reduce some of the political uncertainty about the security agenda. The postponement of the age of criminal responsibility leaves an open controversial issue, which may return to Congress at another time and with a different design. For those who invest, the next points to monitor are the date of enactment and, above all, any information about costs and financing, because they determine the fiscal impact of the measure. Without this data, any reading about the market remains speculative.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.