United in indecency

MSN - 14/07
Lula's PT and Bolsonaro's PL fight over almost everything. But when it comes to getting rid of electoral fines, the two parties join hands and help pass yet another obscene amnesty

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At the drop of a hat and by a large majority, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) that forgives the fines imposed on political parties for non-compliance with the quotas for transferring the electoral fund to black and female candidates. This is not a trivial value. The fines applied by the Electoral Court between 2018 and 2023 were estimat...
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