Overview
- The Constitution Commission has not debated or approved a dictamen, Monday marking a week since it was expected to vote and ten days after the 15-working-day regulatory deadline expired on September 22.
- The Executive sent the request on August 31 asking for delegated legislative powers for 120 days covering 66 topics.
- The dossier was sent to 12 ordinary commissions that returned mixed opinions with several — including Energy and Mines, Production, Science and Economy — rejecting faculties while Environment, Defense and Agrarian commissions recommended granting some powers.
- Commission president Giannina Avendaño convened a public hearing instead of an ordinary session, prompting Fuerza Popular deputies to demand an immediate vote and to call for Avendaño’s removal for failing to keep the committee in session.
- If the impasse continues it could narrow the scope or timing of any delegation because past requests have often been resolved in weeks and Congress has previously reduced or reshaped proposed faculties, which would affect urgent areas such as security, El Niño response and business support.