Rapporteur of the text, senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI) says that Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) committed to voting on the topic on the date
The senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), PLC rapporteur (complementary bill) 112 of 2021which deals with the quarantine for the candidacy of military personnel and other public servants for political positions, said on Thursday (May 23, 2024) that the project should be voted on on June 5th in the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Committee) of the Senate. The PLC reforms the current Electoral Code and unifies Brazilian electoral legislation.
The project requires certain groups to withdraw 4 years before the election of their positions in order to run for office. Are they:
- military personnel from the Armed Forces;
- judges
- members of the Public Ministry;
- federal police officers;
- federal highway police officers;
- civil and military police;
- municipal guards.
The change would only be valid from the 2026 elections onwards.
According to the rapporteur, the leaders of the Senate and the president of the House, senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), committed to voting on the topic in the commission. “If we approve it in the morning, obviously, we can vote in the afternoon in the plenary”, Castro said. The text has already been approved by the Chamber in 2021.
Castro also stated that the leaders committed to holding a debate in the Senate plenary on June 6 to discuss 3 topics:
- end of re-election to positions of mayors, governors and president;
- creation of a 5-year mandate; It is
- the coincidence of municipal, state and federal elections in the same year.
“A broad debate will be held, with the whole of society participating, so that we can make the decision we deem most appropriate for our electoral legal framework”declared the rapporteur, adding that, for these topics, there is still no date for voting.
In February, the senator presented 3 PECs (Proposed Amendments to the Constitution) to change the rules for re-election, term time and coincidence of elections.
REMODELING
The reform of the Electoral Code estimated to be voted on in the CCJ on June 5th brings 127 changes to Brazilian electoral legislation. Among them, there is a definition of deadlines from which the 8 years of ineligibility of politicians who were revoked in their candidacy registration or who fell under the Clean Record Law begin to count. Currently, there are disagreements regarding the date on which the deadline begins.
The reform also sets the prior period for disqualification of people who want to apply and are in executive positions, such as ministers and secretaries of State, at 6 months.
The project also brings changes in relation to the distribution of electoral surpluses. These are the vacancies for federal and state deputies and councilors that remain after the distribution of seats according to the electoral quotient rule, which is the calculation that defines how many votes are needed to occupy a vacancy.
For example, if there are 100,000 valid votes for 10 existing vacancies, the electoral quotient will be 10,000 votes. This is the minimum that a party needs to have in the election to elect a deputy. However, as a rule, there are usually leftover chairs that are not initially occupied.
LEFTOVERS
According to the text presented by Castro, only parties that reach at least 100% of the electoral quotient and candidates that have at least 10% of the electoral quotient participate in the remainder. Currently, this ratio is 80% for parties and 20% for candidates.
The project also brings rules for the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in political campaigns. Determines that the use of technology for video and audio production must be explicitly informed to voters.
The complementary bill also increases the requirements for transparency in voting intention research, such as prior registration of companies or entities and the prohibition of research using the company or entity’s own resources.
With information from Brazil Agency.
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