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22/ 47Kamikaze PEC

Flávio voted yes on the R$ 600 in the election year. Afterward, no.

In 2022, defended by minister Paulo Guedes, Congress released R$ 41.25 billion outside the spending cap in the middle of an election year[1][2]. Flávio voted yes on the R$ 600 that ended in December of the election year and no on the PEC that kept it afterward[3][4].

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From “Kamikaze” to the STF

  1. 2022-02-03 · Senate

    PEC 1/2022 is introduced, with Carlos Fávaro (PSD-MT) as lead author. It covers diesel aid for truckers, a gas subsidy and tax cuts on fuel[5].

  2. 2022-02-08 · Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)

    According to Estadão, Flávio signed the proposal with other Planalto allies and asked for his name to be added when there were already enough signatures. Paulo Guedes’s team nicknamed it the “Kamikaze PEC”[6].

  3. 2022-06-30 · Senate, state of emergency

    The Senate approves R$ 41.25 billion outside the cap. Auxílio Brasil rises from R$ 400 to R$ 600, and it all ends at the close of 2022[1].

  4. 2022-06-30 · Flávio votes Yes

    Flávio votes Yes. The PEC passes 72 to 1 in the 1st round and 67 to 1 in the 2nd[3].

  5. 2022-06-30 · Jean Paul Prates (PT-RN)

    Using a state of emergency to cover up government incompetence is intolerable[1]

  6. 2022-07-12 · Paulo Guedes, minister

    The current R$ 40 billion PEC is the goodies PEC. The R$ 120 billion PEC, which could reach R$ 180 billion, was Kamikaze[2]

  7. 2022-07-13 · Chamber of Deputies

    The Chamber approves it in the 2nd round 469 to 17. The measures are valid only until the end of 2022[7].

  8. 2022-12-20 · Flávio votes No

    After the election, the Transition PEC secures the R$ 600 and passes 63 to 11. Flávio votes No in both rounds[4].

  9. 2024-08-01 · STF

    The STF rules the amendment unconstitutional for releasing funds in an election year. Those who received the money do not pay it back[8].

Flávio’s name is not on the Senate’s official list of the PEC’s authors[5]. The February 2022 signing is reported by Estadão[6]. The opposition, including the PT, voted in favor in the Senate and criticized the government’s handling[1].

Flávio

Yes in June, no in December

According to Estadão, Flávio signed the PEC in February, when there were already enough signatures[6]. In June, he voted yes on the R$ 600 that ended with 2022[3][1]. In December, with the election over, he voted no on the PEC that kept the R$ 600[4].

The government

“Kamikaze”, in the words of Guedes’s team

The nickname did not come from the opposition. It came from Jair Bolsonaro’s own economic team, for the February version[6]. In July, minister Paulo Guedes defended the approved version in the Senate as “the goodies PEC”[2].

It was R$ 41.25 billion outside the cap, set to end at the close of the election year[1][7]. The opposition, including the PT, voted in favor and criticized the government’s handling[1].

The vote

The STF saw the date

In 2024, the STF ruled the amendment unconstitutional for releasing funds in an election year. Justice Flávio Dino found that the spending was approved to circumvent election rules. Rapporteur André Mendonça rejected the case because its effects ended on 12/31/2022. Those who received the money do not pay it back[8].

Flávio is now asking for your vote. On the 25th, remember when he said yes to the R$ 600 and when he said no[3][4].

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References08 sources

  1. 01Agência Senado · Senado aprova PEC do estado de emergênciaR$ 41.25 billion outside the cap; Auxílio Brasil from R$ 400 to R$ 600; measures until the end of 2022; the opposition votes in favor and criticizes the government.(opens in a new tab)
  2. 02InfoMoney (Estadão Conteúdo) · PEC ‘é das Bondades’, e não ‘Kamikaze’, afirma Guedes no SenadoGuedes defends the R$ 40 billion PEC as the “goodies PEC”.(opens in a new tab)
  3. 03Senado Federal · Votações da matéria PEC 1/2022Flávio Bolsonaro votes yes; PEC approved 72 to 1 and 67 to 1.(opens in a new tab)
  4. 04Senado Federal · Votações da matéria PEC 32/2022 (fase 2)Transition PEC approved 63 to 11; Flávio Bolsonaro votes no in both rounds.(opens in a new tab)
  5. 05Senado Federal · Proposta de Emenda à Constituição n° 1, de 2022Authorship (Carlos Fávaro and 29 other senators, without Flávio Bolsonaro) and summary of PEC 1/2022.(opens in a new tab)
  6. 06ISTOÉ Dinheiro (Estadão Conteúdo) · Contrariando Guedes, Flávio e líderes do governo assinam ‘PEC Kamikaze’ no SenadoFlávio signs the PEC and asks for his name to be added; the economic team nicknames it the “Kamikaze PEC”.(opens in a new tab)
  7. 07Diário do Nordeste · ‘PEC Kamikaze’ é aprovada em segundo turno na CâmaraChamber approves the PEC 469 to 17; the measures are valid only until the end of 2022.(opens in a new tab)
  8. 08InfoMoney (Agência Brasil) · STF derruba emenda que liberou benefícios nas eleições de 2022STF rules EC 123 unconstitutional by majority; Dino sees circumvention of election rules; no one pays it back.(opens in a new tab)