The 513 federal deputies elected in October 2022 took office this Wednesday (1st). The ceremony began with deputies from each state and the Federal District being called individually to take the oath.
This call started with the North region and ended with the South region, following alphabetical order. Two PSOL parliamentarians took office via the virtual system: Talíria Petrone, on maternity leave, and Glauber Braga, on medical leave.
The sworn-in deputies individually took the oath after the following statement was read at the beginning of the session by the mayor, deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL): “I promise to maintain, defend and fulfill the Constitution, observe the laws, promote the general good of the Brazilian people and sustain Brazil’s unity, integrity and independence”.
Upon hearing their names, they confirmed the oath by saying, “I promise you so.”
session suspended
In a crowded plenary for the ceremony, the father of deputy Arthur Lira, former senator Benedito de Lira, 80 years old, fainted. The former congressman and mayor of Barra de São Miguel (AL) was immediately attended to by rescuers and the session was suspended for about five minutes.
board of directors
In the afternoon, at 4:30 pm, the session will begin to elect the new mayor and board of directors for the 2023/2024 biennium. Deputy Arthur Lira is the favorite for re-election as President of the House.
The parliamentarian has the support of 19 parties, including antagonistic parties such as the PT (of the current President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva) and PL (of former President Bolsonaro). Deputies Chico Alencar (PSOL-RJ) and Marcel van Hattem (Novo-RS) will also run for office.
According to the bylaws, the party blocks determine the composition of the table. The larger the block, the greater the number of positions. The positions are distributed among the parties that are part of each bloc. If they prefer, the parties can act alone, without being part of any bloc.
Voting will only start when there are at least 257 deputies in the plenary.
The calculation is carried out by position, starting with the president of the Chamber. To be elected, the candidate needs an absolute majority of votes in the first round or to be the most voted in the second round. After the election of the new president, the votes of the other members of the board of directors will be calculated: two vice-presidents, four secretaries and four substitutes.
