Bolsonaro arrives in Congress to enact PEC on Benefits

President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) promulgates, this Thursday (14), the PEC on Benefits, in the National Congress. The enactment is expected to take place on Friday (15).

The plenary of the Chamber of Deputies concluded, on the night of this Wednesday (13), the approval of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) of Benefits.

Federal deputies rejected more highlights presented by the opposition, which are a last attempt to make changes to the proposal. Oppositionists wanted to remove the state of emergency from the text and make the BRL 200 increase in Auxílio Brasil permanent – ​​the forecast is that aid will reach BRL 600.

The basic text of the PEC was approved this Wednesday in the second round by 469 votes in favor, 17 against and 2 abstentions. 308 favorable votes were needed for approval.

*With information from Luciana Amaral, from CNN

In update

Source: CNN Brasil

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