The Senate's bomb agenda in an election year - The Issue #1738
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This week, senators approved two bills and a PEC that expand the creation of rural credit lines, raise the minimum salaries for doctors and dentists and make retirement rules more flexible for health workers.
This week, senators approved two bills and a PEC that expand the creation of rural credit lines, raise the minimum salaries for doctors and dentists and make retirement rules more flexible for health workers. The impact of these measures on public coffers, according to calculations by the Ministry of Finance, should exceed R$2 trillion over the next ten years. The federal government talks about judicializing the issue; At the STF, Dean Gilmar Mendes signaled that the bomb package could be considered unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the Executive waits for the Senate to vote on issues of interest, such as the Public Security PECs and the End of the 6x1 Scale.
In this episode, Natuza Nery talks to journalist Thiago Prado about the approval of the bomb agendas in the Federal Senate, their impact on public accounts and what they represent in the deterioration of the relationship between Davi Alcolumbre and Lula.
Guest: Thiago Prado, editor of Politics and Brazil at the newspaper O Globo and responsible for the Jogo Político newsletter.
The O Assunto podcast is produced by: Luiz Felipe Silva, Sarah Resende, Carlos Catelan, Luiz Gabriel Franco, Juliene Moretti, Stéphanie Nascimento and Guilherme Gama. Presentation: Natuza Nery.
Alcolumbre doubles its bet on its relationship with Lula
What you need to know:
Understand what 'bomb agendas' are, which put pressure on the government's budget in an election year
Fazenda estimates that the impact of bomb tariffs exceeds R$ 2 trillion in 10 years; would approve debt and interest rates
Valdo Cruz: Dario Durigan gains support from Gilmar Mendes against bombshells; dean of the STF says they are unconstitutional
Valdo Cruz: Election and Alcolumbre's fight with Lula explain approval of 'bomb agendas' in the Senate
Serial fiscal ‘bombs’: how the government was surprised again by Alcolumbre and intends to react
Bomb agenda: Senate approves 2 projects to increase public spending and sends another to plenary
Julia Dualibi: Ten Brazils to pay the bill for the Senate's bomb agendas
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Plenary of the Federal Senate during an ordinary deliberative session. Order of the day.
Carlos Moura/Agência Senado
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