Overview
- PEC 12/2022 would bar immediate re‑election for president, governors and mayors while keeping legislators eligible for re‑election and moving all mandates to five years.
- The text is expected to return to the Senate Constitution and Justice Committee for adjustments before two plenary rounds requiring three‑fifths support.
- Senators are pushing to change their mandates from the CCJ’s five‑year design to ten years, a key sticking point in the negotiations.
- An amendment by Ciro Nogueira that would allow a third term for mayors re‑elected in 2024 is under review by rapporteur Marcelo Castro.
- Transitional rules would unify municipal and general elections starting in 2034 and would not affect potential 2026 re‑election bids, ending staggered Senate renewals with all 81 seats contested every five years.