As Yogonet had anticipated, it was expected that the vote would not take place before the recess. "There is no need to rush. We can vote perfectly after the recess. But it will be voted on, it will be voted on, because, having passed through the House, the CCJ [Commission on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship] of the Senate, if there is a predisposition of the Executive, we have to put it to a vote," said the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, in June.
Despite Pacheco's statement, there were movements for the project to be voted on as soon as possible. One of the most active voices in defense of the project is that of Senator Irajá Silvestre (PSD-TO), speaker of the text in the CCJ.
"We need to close this matter of the casino bill to move to another agenda, which is the regulation of the measure. We have the majority of senators convinced of approving the matter. The text has been on hold for a year and a half and we have had the opportunity to hold a wide debate, exhausting the discussion. The matter is ready to be considered," Irajá said at the beginning of July.
President Luiz Inácio do Lula himself would have pointed out to Pacheco that he would like the project to be voted on before the recess, according to information published by CNN.
Seen as an opportunity to increase tax collection, attract investments and create jobs (Irajá presented an estimate of more than one million new direct and indirect jobs), PL 2.234/22 is the subject of a dispute in Congress with the evangelical bench that is firmly opposed to the proposal.
The origins of the bill go back more than 30 years: the text was first presented in 1991 by the then federal deputy Renato Vianna. In 2022 it was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and since then it has been pending discussion in the Senate.
Dingnews.com 24/07/2024