Next Tuesday (4th), the National Congress is going to install a mixed commission to analyze the first provisional measure issued in the third term of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. MP 1,154/2023 was published on January 1 and deals with the organization of ministries and bodies of the Presidency of the Republic.
The installation of the commission will take place amid the dispute between the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), who also exercises command of Congress, and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL) on the resumption of the work of the collegiate that analyze the measures before the vote in plenary.
In March 2020, at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, a joint act by the Chamber and the Senate made the rules for processing provisional measures more flexible, which began to be voted directly by the plenary sessions of the Chamber and the Senate and no longer pass through the committees. , made up of 13 deputies and 13 senators.
Last week, Pacheco held a meeting of leaders in the Senate and decided that the joint commissions will resume to analyze the MPs sent by the government. According to the president, the rule is foreseen in the Constitution.
On the other hand, Arthur Lira defends the committees having a higher proportion of deputies in relation to senators, as occurs in other committees. However, the proposal was not accepted by leaders in the Senate.
The matter was also brought before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) through a writ of mandamus filed by Senator Alessandro Vieira (PSDB-SE) against the President of the Chamber. According to the parliamentarian, maintaining the model of direct voting by the plenary gives extraordinary powers to Lira, who, according to Vieira, can define the rapporteurs of the MPs and send the matter to the Senate on the eve of the expiry date.
In addition to the MP on the reorganization of the Esplanada during the Lula government, measures dealing with the re-encumbrance of fuels and the new Bolsa Família were sent to Congress.
MPs
Provisional Measures (MPs) are norms with the force of law, sent by the President of the Republic for analysis by the National Congress. The rule is that the MP is edited in situations of relevance and urgency. As soon as it is edited, the MP already produces immediate legal effect. However, to become law, it needs to be approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The term of validity of the MP is 60 days, automatically extended for an equal period if the vote in Congress has not been completed.
