While the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) is still trying to build a stable base in Congress, the opposition has used different fronts with the aim of putting pressure on the current management in the Chamber and Senate. The most recent movement is the collection of signatures for the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) on Coup Acts — on Friday (24/02), federal deputy André Fernandes (PL-CE), ally of former president Bolsonaro, announced that he had reached the necessary support for the opening of work.
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The Planalto Palace is still skeptical about the possibility of the collegiate leaving the drawing board, but there are PT deputies openly defending the entry of parliamentarians into the investigations, an antagonistic position to that of Lula. As Fernandes’ letter has not yet been formally presented, members of the base are considering the possibility of trying to reverse part of these signatures, which could make the commission unfeasible.
At the same time, since 1 January, at least 30 proposals have been presented in the Chamber with the aim of suspending or revoking decrees and ordinances of the Lula government, decisions that do not need to be analyzed by the Legislature. Of this total, 16 came from deputies from the Liberal Party, the party of former President Bolsonaro.
Weapons
On the opposition list of projects there is also one to reverse the stricter rules for the acquisition and registration of firearms. The text revoked a series of rules by the Bolsonaro government that facilitated access to weapons and ammunition.
Brics Bank
Bills to make a stand or even make choices and government action more difficult are another path. The leader of the opposition in the Senate, Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), for example, filed a proposal that creates difficulties for the nomination of former president Dilma Rousseff (PT) for the presidency of the Bank of Brics. Under the bill, which still needs to be discussed and voted on in the House, the nomination of Brazilians to command posts in international financial institutions would now be evaluated by the Senate and would depend on an absolute majority vote.
