Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate live decisive moments for the great dispute that will take place on Saturday (1st), when parliamentarians will choose those who will command each of the two legislative houses for the next two years.
The occupants of the other positions of the Directors will also be chosen. The forecast is that, in the Senate, the election starts at 10am. Already the House is scheduled for the afternoon, at 16h.
Senate
In addition to its president, the senators will choose two vice presidents and eight secretaries-four holders and four alternates. The first step to be taken for the president’s choice will be taken at the first preparatory meeting. In it, the applicants to the position formalize, in writing, the candidacy at the General Secretariat of the Bureau.
Following, the current president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, communicates the formalized applications to the plenary. Candidates will then speak in defense of their candidacies, following alphabetical order.
According to home rules, registration waivers may occur during the stipulated period for the speeches. Only candidates for the presidency of the Senate can speak.
After the speeches, the vote begins, which will be secret, in booths and notes containing the names of the candidates, as well as rubric of the current president and vice president of the Senate. The vote will then be deposited in a ballot box installed on the table and, finally, the parliamentarian signs the voting list.
It will be up to the current president and assistants to make the calculation, which began with confirmation of the number of banknotes, and then counting votes for each candidate. After counting, the votes will be crushed. The candidate who obtains the absolute majority of the votes overcomes.
Candidates
Until the closing of this article, four senators are in the race to occupy the presidency of the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium: David Alcolumbre (Brazil-AP Union), Marcos Pontes (PL-SP), Marcos do Val (Somos) and Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE).
The inauguration of the new president will be made shortly after the announcement of the elected, finalizing the first preparatory meeting, starting the convening of the second meeting, scheduled for 11am. In it, the other members of the Bureau (two vice-presidents, four secretaries and four alternate secretaries will be formalized and chosen.
In the case of positions where there is only one candidate registered, the vote will be electronic.
For the election of the table members, the majority of votes and the presence of most senators are required. “The proportional participation of party representations or parliamentary blocks with acting in the house should be ensured, as much as possible, informs the Senate.
Chamber
One day of the election of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, three candidates had already made their intention to occupy the presidency of the House: Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), Pastor Henrique Vieira (PSOL-RJ) and Marcel Van Hattem (Novo- Rs).
The deadline for formalization of applications ends at 1:30 pm on Saturday. The deadline for the formalization of parliamentary blocks will end at 9am on the same day. Two hours later, at 11am, a meeting of leaders is scheduled to choose the positions of the Board of Directors.
The inauguration of the new legislative session will be in a joint session of the National Congress, scheduled for 15h. Already the first preparatory session, in which the new president will be elected, will be in Plenary, and is expected to start at 16h.
Like the Senate, the winner will need to obtain absolute majority of the votes (257) to be elected in the first round. If there is a need for a second round, it will be enough to be the most voted to finally define who will occupy the chair of the presidency for the next two years.
Parties may form blocks if they wish to increase their representativeness and participation in the distribution of committees and board of directors. The mandate will last four years for the commissions; and two years to the Board of Directors.
*With information from the House and Senate
