Flávio Bolsonaro details the constitutional changes he supports if elected
Asked about a remark made in Goiânia, the PL candidate cited judiciary reform, lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16, tweaks to the tax reform and ending re-election, according to Correio da Manhã.
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According to Correio da Manhã, presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) said on Wednesday (7) that his remark about using the new makeup of Congress to "change the Constitution" refers to proposals he already supports and that require amending the constitutional text. A day earlier, in Goiânia, the senator had spoken of taking advantage of the Congress elected on Sunday (4) to "redemocratize" the country, without specifying the points.
When asked, he listed a reform of the judiciary, lowering the age of criminal responsibility, changes to parts of the tax reform and the end of re-election. According to the newspaper, his government program already provides for changes to how the Supreme Federal Court (STF) works, including the rules on single-judge (monocratic) decisions. Lowering the age from 18 to 16, set out in Article 228, would require a Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC). On taxes, the campaign cites adjustments to the split payment mechanism.
On re-election, Flávio said that, if elected, he does not intend to run for a second consecutive term and that he would use the political capital of the start of his government to push for a PEC. According to him, Congress would define the details, such as the length of terms and whether the rule would also apply to governors. Today, the president, governors and mayors may run for one consecutive re-election.
The candidate said he intends to carry out any change through the legislative process and to respect the Constitution and the different sectors of Congress. "With me it will always be with moderation, with respect for politics," he declared. He also asked whether the country lives in a "full democracy."
Correio da Manhã notes that a PEC needs three-fifths of the votes in two rounds in each chamber: 308 deputies and 49 senators. The PL elected 121 federal deputies and will have 28 senators, which would not be enough on its own and would require support from other parties. Flávio is running in the runoff, scheduled for October 25, against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).