The three candidates who compete for the chairmanship of the House of Representatives spoke at the plenary session that will define the next board of the house on Saturday afternoon (1st). Marcel Van Hattem (Novo-RS), Pator Henrique Vieira (PSOL-RJ) and Hugo Motta (Republicans) presented their proposals and asked for their support from their colleagues.
It wins that obtain the absolute majority (257 votes) and first round. If no one reaches this minimum support, an eventual second round is made, with the two most voted, winning that they have a simple majority of the votes. The next mayor will be in office for the next two years, until February 2027, when the mandate ends.
In addition to being the main representative of the Chamber of Deputies, the president of this Legislative House is the one who defines the Plenary’s voting agenda and supervising the institution’s work, including its commissions. The mayor is the second in the succession line of President of the Republic, after the vice president, and is part of the Council of the Republic and the National Defense Council.
Speeches
The first to use the podium, by order of draw, was the conservative deputy of opposition Marcel Van Hattem (Novo-RS). In his speech, he promised to guide the impeachment President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“I want to say that the first agenda that a mayor of the deputies, because of the position of parliamentarians who signed this order, is the impeachment by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, “he said.
The deputy also guided that the House does not vote projects on tax increases or regulation of social networks, but preached “cut abusive spending and reduce the tax burden”. The parliamentarian also defended amnesty to those who participated in the coup acts on January 8, 2023.
The second to speak was Pastor Henrique Vieira (PSOL-RJ), from the left. He began his intervention by criticizing what he called “kidnapping of the public budget by the Brazilian Parliament” and defended review about the forms of distribution of parliamentary amendments.
“We are not against budget amendments as a form of complementary contribution. However, the way today is dysfunctional, inefficient and scandalous. The secret budget has not been overcome but revamped. There are about $ 50 billion in amendments and, Part of them, without transparency, “he said.
He also emphasized guidelines such as the end of the 6×1 workday, the income tax exemption for those who earn up to $ 5,000 per month and taxation of great fortunes. Vieira also cited priority for topics such as the fight against climate crisis, defense of indigenous peoples, quilombolas and riverside, as well as the regulation of digital platforms to protect the public sphere against discourse of hatred and undemocratic preaching.
Finally, the favorite candidate, Hugo Motta (Republicans), representative of the center parties, climbed to the podium. He concentrates the support of 17 of the 20 parties with a seat in the House of Representatives, including the support of current president Arthur Lira (PP-AL). Motta spoke to guarantee the autonomy of the House and the legal prerogatives of the deputies.
“We want a strong chamber, with the guarantee of our prerogatives and in defense of our parliamentary immunity. The guarantee of parliamentary prerogatives is essential for the strengthening of the people, because each of us, deputies and deputies, is directly related to the yearnings of those who They trusted the vote to each and each one present here. “
The parliamentarian said he will try relevant topics and diversity of discussion fronts. He also spoke of planning for sessions and criteria for the designation of rapporteurs of the house.
“If it is elected, I want to seek with the peers the establishment of criteria for designating project reports. The distribution of reports needs to be more balanced to offer more opportunities to less experienced or less protagonism deputies, promoting a broader participation and inclusive of the legislative process, “he said.
Hugo Motta nominally thanked the current 1st Deputy Mayor Marcos Pereira (Republicans-SP), who gave up the candidacy around the ally. Motta made the same gesture to other candidates who gave up the dispute along the way, such as Antonio Brito (PSD-BA) and Elmar Nascimento (União Brasil-BA). And he also made emphatic compliments to Arthur Lira, whom he can succeed in charge of the house. “President Arthur leaves us the largest legacy of legislative achievements and real transformations in the lives of Brazilians that this house can, with the participation of all, offer to the country, since Ulysses Guimarães,” he said.
After the speeches, Lira began the vote, which should advance beyond 18h. The deputies vote through electronic ballot boxes spread throughout the plenary and the green hall.
