With the presence of Presidents Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Fux, of the Federal Supreme Court, and the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, a solemn session in the plenary of the Chamber will begin this Wednesday (2), at 4 pm, the legislative year. in the National Congress. The ceremony will be semi-present, with the participation of deputies and senators in person or by videoconference. According to the organization of the event, the use of masks on the premises of the Congress is mandatory. Aspects such as the decrease in the number of the work team, social distancing, availability of gel alcohol will also be observed.
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As every year, the session, coordinated by the president of Congress, Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), will begin with the reading of the presidential message. In it, Bolsonaro must take stock of his term, the actions taken during the pandemic and indicate the priorities of the federal government for this year. Then, the presidents of the STF, of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL) and, finally, of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, will speak.
Traditionally, the opening ceremony of the works follows a protocol that foresees, before the session, the performance of the National Anthem by the band of the Presidential Guard Battalion, at the same time that the Flag of Brazil is hoisted in the Senate and in the Chamber and a salvo of 21 cannon shots by the Army’s 32nd Field Artillery Group (Cayenne Battery). Then the president of the Senate and Congress, Rodrigo Pacheco, does the troop search. Afterwards, Pacheco and the president of the Chamber go up the ramp of the Congress to receive the President of the Republic, accompanied by the head of the ceremonial of the Presidency of the Senate. If it is raining, this outside part of the ceremony will be cancelled.
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In the Chamber, because of the advancement of the Ômicron variant of the new coronavirus in the country, the work will take place remotely at least until Carnival. In the Senate, which has a much smaller number of parliamentarians, the format will be semi-present and re-evaluated by the president of the House when necessary.
