The constitutional amendment was one of the main promises of the incoming government. Its expenditures fall outside of the public spending cap and are valid for one year.
The state of emergency had to be declared because, under the law, the government must not create new welfare benefits or hand out cash in an election year—except in a state of emergency.
Data protection has now become an entrenched clause—it can no longer be altered. Fundamental rights are regarded as values inherent to the human being, like liberty and dignity.
Nearly nine months after being brought forward by the government, members of both congressional houses of Brazil decided to enact the constitutional amendment bill on the rules for retirement and pensions, affecting over 72 million people—among whom federal civil servants and
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