Senate unanimously approves public security amendment that expands the role of the Union
Text proposed by the Lula government has already passed through the Chamber and goes straight to promulgation, after a score of 75 to 0 in the second round.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM INFOMONEY · 2 MIN
On Tuesday (3), the Senate approved a constitutional amendment on public security with a vote with virtually no divergences. According to InfoMoney, the first round registered 73 positive manifestations, without any vote in the opposite direction, and the second round ended with 75 to 0.
The text expands the scope of federal action against criminal organizations and establishes guidelines for police forces to act together. As it is a constitutional amendment, the change directly alters the Constitution, and not just an ordinary law.
The proposal came from the Lula (PT) government and had already been approved by the Chamber. Once concluded in the Senate, it goes on to be promulgated by the National Congress, a stage that formalizes the change in the constitutional text.
Support was transversal. According to the InfoMoney report, the vote included government and opposition supporters, and the headline highlights that the proposal reinforces the Executive's prerogatives. The specific details of these prerogatives were not informed in the investigation, which limits the understanding of the scope of the change.
The result also adds to a period of legislative victories for the government. According to InfoMoney, this is Lula's third triumph in the Legislature in the last 30 days, adding to the review of the 6x1 work model and the increase in the MEI's revenue limit.
What changes for the investor
Approval with a large majority indicates little political resistance to this issue, which tends to reduce the noise about Congress' agenda. Even so, the investigation does not provide estimates of fiscal costs, spending forecasts or impacts on specific sectors, and these are the points that determine whether the change affects public accounts and asset pricing. For those who follow interest and exchange rates, it is worth observing the enactment, the regulation of the text and possible expenses associated with the expansion of federal action, without drawing early conclusions about the behavior of the markets.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
