According to the rapporteur, deputy Kim Kataguiri, the poorest would not pay and the money raised would help pay for them.
The president of the CCJ (Commission on Constitution and Justice and Citizenship) of the Chamber, deputy Arthur Oliveira Maia (União-BA), announced an agreement of leaders to remove from the agenda, indefinitely, the Proposal for Amendment to the Constitution 206/19, which allows the collection of tuition fees in public universities. As a result, requests for public hearings to discuss the topic were also removed from the agenda.
the deputy Orlando Silva (PCdoB-SP) celebrated the decision, as it considers the proposal a mistake. “Public universities are financed with taxes from Brazilian citizens, they are not merely free. The institution of tuition fees could exclude the participation of an important portion of needy students.”
The rapporteur, deputy Kim Kataguiri (União-SP), stated that the PEC does not end with the free public university. “It is expressed in the PEC that those who cannot pay, do not pay“, said.
Kataguiri explained that tuition money would be used to finance poor students. “It is to help the student who needs free transport to get to the university, who needs the subsidy of the tray to be able to eat, as I needed. Today the university does not have the resources to provide assistance to the poorest student.”
The congressman also said that the CCJ would analyze only the admissibility of the proposal and that, on the merits, the text could be modified by the special commission. “Today, the poorest population pays the taxes that support the public university, but they have little chance of studying there.”
With information from Chamber Agency.
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