Overview
- On Wednesday the ruling bloc won a majority committee report with 42 signatures in a joint session of the Discapacidad and Budget commissions, putting its draft ready to move toward a full vote.
- The agreed text restores key elements of the emergency law: the Certificado Único de Discapacidad, noncontributory pensions at 70% of the minimum retirement pay, automatic monthly indexation tied to the consumer price index for providers, and income rules that allow beneficiaries to work up to two minimum wages.
- The draft requires publication of a payment schedule to settle compensations owed to providers and claims specific budget lines to finance the system, but critics say the wording on updates and funding leaves legal and practical uncertainties.
- Political strains persist because the PRO publicly criticized the original budget cuts, four signatories registered dissonant votes, and opposition deputies objected to the committee procedure and warned the issue could be reopened in the plenary.
- The executive plans to call a standalone session in early October to try to approve the law before an opposition-led agenda takes hold, a step that will determine whether the emergency ends on December 31 and how courts and providers respond to the new permanent regime.