End of the 6x1 schedule: senator presents report and keeps Chamber's text to speed up passage
extra27 August 2026 at 18:42
The rapporteur of the PEC to end the 6x1 schedule, Senator Omar Aziz (PSD-AM), presented his report to the Senate's Committee on Constitution and Justice (CCJ) on Thursday without changes to the text approved by the Chamber of Deputies in May. All 12 proposed amendments were rejected to avoid delays in the processing. The report will be the first item on the CCJ's agenda, which meets next Wednesday, and the expectation is to vote on it the same day. If approved without modifications, the PEC can be directly promulgated by both Houses and will take effect.
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