Vote on Brazilian pension reform now expected in Feb
A congressional vote on Brazil's pension reform is now expected to take place in February after the end-of-year recess, announced Rodrigo Maia (pictured), head of the lower house.
The announcement represents a defeat for the Brazilian government, which has been pressing congress to vote on the reform before the end of the year.
"Ideally the vote would be now, but the extra time will help us to clarify [the reform]. We don't have enough votes to approve it at present," Maia told local reporters.
Approval of the pension reform requires strong political support since it involves constitutional changes. To be passed by the lower house, at least 308 of 513 lawmakers must vote in favor and approval must also be given in two rounds of votes in the lower house and another two rounds in the senate.
According to analysts, delaying the vote to next year casts doubt on the reform because of the approaching general elections in October, with Brazilians voting for president, state governors, senators and lower house lawmakers, which means that many politicians will want to avoid approving any such unpopular measures.
Despite the delay in the vote, Maia remains confident that the pension reform will be approved.
"Even in an election year, we will discuss this issue in a transparent manner, we can still approve it even in an election year," he said, underlining that by February it is possible to obtain up to 330 votes in favor of the reform.
Recently the government changed certain parts of the pension reform proposal to make it more attractive to certain lawmakers, including the reduction of the obligatory minimum contribution period for private sector workers and the elimination of all changes to proposals for rural workers and the very poor.
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