PEC that prohibits the Union from creating expenses for states and municipalities without a source of revenue goes to enactment

The Chamber of Deputies approved the PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) that prohibits the Union from creating expenses for municipalities and states without a source of revenue. The federated entities argue that they cannot afford some programs created by the Union.

The text was approved by 383 to 27 in the first round. In the second round, the score went from 379 to 22. As it has already passed through the Senate, it is going to be promulgated.

According to the author of the PEC, Senator Ana Amélia (PP-RS), the proposal seeks to minimize the negative effects of transferring charges from one political entity to another.

In her assessment, it has become customary for the Union to create responsibilities for states and municipalities, with regard to the execution of a particular service or public policy, without guaranteeing the necessary resources for its implementation.

On July 5, the president of the CNM (National Confederation of Municipalities), Paulo Zukowski, stated that President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) has committed to supporting the approval of the PEC.

After a meeting with the chief executive, Zukowski said that “this was determined” by Bolsonaro and that everything is “practically settled”. City halls claim they can lose up to R$250.6 billion a year as a result of decisions taken in Brasília.

According to the rapporteur in the special commission, deputy Silvio Costa Filho (Republicans-PE), the text seeks to prevent the occurrence of what can be called predatory federalism.

“As pointed out by the CNM, the municipalization of several public policies, through the Federal Programs, led to an increase in the number of municipal civil servants, at the same time that there was a reduction in the number of state and federal civil servants. to the commitment of a significant portion of municipal revenues with personnel expenses”, said the deputy, in the justification.

The rapporteur cites, for example, that legislation that established the national level of public teaching in basic education, community health agents and community agents to combat endemic diseases put pressure on the municipal coffers, especially those with less financial capacity.

However, the Union keeps more than half of the funds collected, despite the fact that most public policies are implemented by states and municipalities.

This week, the Chamber approved the PEC on the national salary floor for nurses, technicians and nursing assistants and midwives. The purpose of the PEC is to give legal certainty to a bill that provides for the minimum salary for these professionals.

Deputies, who analyzed the financial impact of this change, predict an increase in spending on personnel in the order of R$ 16.31 billion per year, considering public and private health institutions. Despite the PEC, there is still no solution to finance the costs of the new national nursing floor.

“This PEC does not prohibit floor voting, it does not have any retaliation against any category and does not meet any desire of any category. It only creates a rule for Congress to be careful to predict the matters that we are going to vote on in advance. , putting in the budget the budget forecasts to cover those expenses”, said the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL).