Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies approved the DNU reform in general by 140–80 with 17 abstentions, but article 3 received 127 affirmative votes, two short of the 129 absolute majority required.
• The setback sends the modified text back to the Senate, which can accept the changes or insist on its original version, delaying any final outcome.
• The project seeks to reverse the current presumption of validity for presidential decrees by requiring explicit approval from both chambers within 90 days and allowing one chamber’s rejection to void a DNU.
• Other proposed constraints include limiting decrees to a single subject, enabling off‑season treatment, and barring reissuing a decree on the same matter within the parliamentary year.
• The presidency has signaled a veto if the reform becomes law, and government allies leveraged late vote shifts to stall the measure, underscoring tight vote arithmetic and rising prospects of a legal fight.