Public Security PEC will be Lula's first test in Congress after re-election

Lula is counting on the approval of the PEC in two rounds this Tuesday to recreate the Ministry of Public Security and improve the fight against organized crime in the country, one of the weak points of his three terms at the helm of Palácio do Planalto.

The president will have a greater challenge in the Senate, starting next year, given the size of the PL bench in 2027, which will have 28 senators.

But, if it wins this Tuesday, the approval of the PEC will show that the government will be able to count on the votes of the other parties and, even, on dissent in the PL, the party of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

By the way, the Bolsonaro opposition wants to defeat President Lula from the start, with the current composition of the Senate, and block the vote on the Public Security PEC.

Or approve, at the same time, an amendment that reduces the age of criminal responsibility to 16 years, in less serious cases, and to 14 years, in cases of heinous crimes.

The vote will also be a test for choosing the new president of the Senate. The current one, Davi Alcolumbre, wants to be re-elected, in the internal election of February 2027.

The PL should officially launch this Wednesday (4) the candidacy of senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN). Senator Tereza Cristina (MS) is also expected to launch her candidacy, despite her party, the PP, having already announced support for Alcolumbre's re-election.

Alcolumbre can emerge stronger for the dispute if it manages to approve, in two rounds, the Public Security PEC this Tuesday, as the government wishes, leaving the issue of the age of criminal responsibility to be analyzed, initially, by the Chamber of Deputies.