Overview
- Chamber president Hugo Motta said the PEC will be debated and voted after the recess, noting the relator can still adjust the text before a commission vote.
- Government allies set red lines to restore the Union’s coordinating role in SUSP, preserve Polícia Federal competencies, redefine the National Security Fund, and revise rules on municipal guards.
- Gleisi Hoffmann called the PEC a government priority tied to creating a Ministry of Security and criticized suggestions to shelve the vote for accepting the current report.
- Government leader José Guimarães warned it would be better not to vote than approve Mendonça Filho’s substitute, while the relator said he kept PF powers, boosted funding, and expects approval by mid-March.
- After Ricardo Lewandowski’s resignation, Lula named Wellington César Lima e Silva to lead the Justice and Security ministry with the task of rebuilding congressional support for the PEC and related legislation.