Chamber of Deputies Pushes Mixed District Voting for 2030 to Counter Crime Financing

Overview

• House president Hugo Motta put electoral reform on the agenda after the annuality deadline, saying the change would apply only from 2030 to avoid altering the 2026 rules.
• A text is being prepared for a vote this year, with Motta and Domingos Neto coordinating leader buy-in and exploring whether to proceed via ordinary law or constitutional amendment.
• Relator Domingos Neto told G1 he favors a single-vote version of the mixed system, using the candidate vote to count for the party, instead of the traditional two votes used in models like Germany.
• Backers argue the model lowers campaign costs, tightens voter–representative ties, and limits illicit funding; Motta also touts measures to choke criminal finances, an antifaction bill, and channeling betting revenue to public security.
• An earlier Senate bill by José Serra is a likely starting point, with talks under way in the Chamber and with senators; critics warn the system could weaken smaller parties and concentrate power in regional bosses.