Senate approves Security PEC and articulates vote on the age of criminal responsibility
The Executive's proposal received 73 votes in the first vote and 75 in the second, while the age of criminal responsibility, left out of the text, remains under separate analysis.
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On Tuesday (3), at night, the senators gave final approval to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment on public security, approved in two votes and without any votes against. According to Money Times, the counts were 73 supports in the first round and 75 in the second, well above the 49 minimum required. The initiative came from the Executive Branch.
According to Money Times, the text increases punishments and toughens compliance conditions for leaders of armed criminal groups and militias. It also creates a federative pact between the Union, states and municipalities to combat organized crime.
The topic that most mobilized the discussion was left out. According to InfoMoney, the age of criminal responsibility was not included in the PEC and remains under separate analysis. The government's proposal sets 16 years for serious crimes and maintains 18 years for the rest.
The PEC rapporteur, Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE), defended a separate process so as not to block the main text, information anticipated by Estadão and reported by InfoMoney. The idea came up during Tuesday's session itself, at the suggestion of Eduardo Braga (MDB-AM), an ally of the Lula government.
Now the focus shifts to the calendar. According to InfoMoney, there was a consensus to bring the majority to the plenary, with a vote scheduled for Wednesday (4). To this end, the Senate must analyze a special calendar request that would accelerate Camilo Santana's (PT-CE) project, allowing voting on the same day and without going through committees.
At stake is the speed with which the security agenda advances in Congress, with a constitutional amendment approved by a large majority and a project that can be voted on without the usual rite.
Reflections on the markets
The available information does not provide estimates of fiscal costs or impacts on companies, so it is not possible to say how much the measure will weigh on public accounts. For those who follow the stock market, interest rates and the dollar, the clearest signal is political: approval by a large majority indicates coordination between the government and the Senate on this issue. The majority vote, scheduled for Wednesday (4), will show whether this pace is maintained. It is worth following the calendar and the final text before drawing conclusions about the effects on the markets.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
