The president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), said this Tuesday, 7th, that he will seek an agreement with the opposition so that two Proposals for Amendments to the Constitution (PECs) that can reduce fuel prices are voted directly on the House plenary.
One of them, announced on Monday by the federal government, reduces federal and state taxes levied on diesel and cooking gas.
The other text, detailed this Tuesday by Senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho (MDB-PE) aims to “keep the competitiveness” of ethanol with a possible reduction in the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on the fuel.
“I initially made an appeal for an agreement with the opposition. We have to strip ourselves of the opposition platform and situation and see if the projects bring effects to those who are at the forefront”, said Lira, who, however, has not yet reached an agreement. “When the text arrives, then we will sit on the table because good proposals from the opposition to improve the text may come out.”
The agreement reduces the processing time of PECs because they would not go through commissions, being appreciated directly in the Plenary of the Legislative Houses.
Also according to Lira, the proposals must be voted on before the parliamentary recess.
To be approved in the Chamber, a PEC needs 308 votes in two rounds.