Flaviopédia Português
Brazil that Upholds the Constitution

Political reform

Proposes ending reelection for president of the Republic and a political reform aimed at giving parties programmatic clarity and bringing voters and elected officials closer together.

In the program: [p. 66] · Translated by Flaviopédia from the official Portuguese text; the Portuguese quote is authoritative. Read the original in Portuguese

What the program says

Political reform is urgent and will be a priority. The current model favors the perpetuation of “half-price ticket” policies, crony capitalism and a lack of attention to the basic needs of the population. There has recently been a significant drop in the number of parties holding seats in parliament, but it is necessary to go further, so that parties truly have programmatic clarity and substance. The focus must be representativeness and closeness between voter and elected official, overcoming the current system in which the disconnect persists throughout the entire four-year legislative term. And we propose ending reelection for the office of President of the Republic. Unlike the PT (Workers’ Party), our project is for the country, not for power. There is already a constitutional amendment bill (PEC) filed in the Federal Senate with this proposal, authored by the senator and future president of Brazil, Flávio Bolsonaro. [p. 66]

In plain language

  • The program states that political reform will be a priority. According to the text, the current model favors “half-price ticket” policies and “crony capitalism”.
  • It cites a recent drop in the number of parties holding seats in parliament and advocates going further, so that parties have programmatic clarity and substance.
  • It sets as its focus representativeness and closeness between voter and elected official. According to the text, in the current system the two remain disconnected throughout the entire four-year legislative term.
  • It proposes ending reelection for president of the Republic. The text states that a PEC with this proposal has already been filed in the Federal Senate.

What is not in the program

  • Apart from ending reelection, it does not detail what measures would make up the political reform.
  • It does not explain how the parties’ programmatic clarity and the closeness between voter and elected official would be achieved.
  • It does not give the number or the legislative stage of the PEC cited.
  • It gives no timeline for the reform and does not say from when the end of reelection would take effect.