PEC of the 6x1 scale has the 4th discussion session closed; Senate can speed up voting

Alcolumbre informed that the request for a special calendar already has the necessary signatures to be considered by the plenary. The measure still needs to be approved by senators for the PEC to be processed quickly.

At the end of the session, the president of the Senate stated that the last discussion session of the PEC will take place this Wednesday (13), when the vote on the proposal in the first round is also scheduled.

Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (PT-AP) begins to speak and says he is in favor of ending the 6x1 scale. During his speech, he also claims to be surprised by Flávio Bolsonaro's (PL-RJ) decision to announce support for the proposal, 12 days before the election.

Senator Paulo Paim (PT-RS) was the first to speak and defended the proposal.

Next, senators Esperidião Amin (PP-SC), Damares Alves (Republicanos-DF), Veneziano Vital do Rêgo (MDB-PB) and Magno Malta (PL-ES) spoke. Damares stated that he should vote in favor of the PEC.

The fifth and final discussion session of the PEC is scheduled for this Wednesday (14), when senators must also vote on the text in the first round. To be approved at this stage, the proposal needs the support of at least 49 of the 81 senators. As it is a PEC, the text still needs to go through a second vote in the Senate.

The Senate resumes this Tuesday (13) the discussion of PEC 221/2019, which foresees the end of the 6x1 scale. This will be the fourth of five debate sessions planned before voting in the first round.