Lula Vetoes Increase in Number of Congresspeople

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Netizens pointed out a contradiction in the Senator's statement, which took to social media to say he was against the increase while also disagreeing with Lula for not allowing more seats in Congress. Former judge Sergio Moro, a senator for União Brasil, took to social media to criticize President Lula's (Workers' Party) veto of the increase in the number of congressional seats. Moro accused the president of hypocrisy for maintaining "39 ministr…

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President Lula's veto (PT) to the project which increases the number of Members on the sea C almost lost the possibility of changing, in assessing the parliamentarians who have been heard by the column. Read more (07/17/2025)

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Congress suffered a setback on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (Workers' Party) veto of an increase in the number of deputies. The idea was for the Lower House to have 531 deputies instead of 513. The Workers' Party member had three options: sanction, veto, or inaction. In the latter case, the President of Congress, Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP), would enact the law. The veto displeased congressmen who co…

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Following the evaluation of various ministries, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) decided on this Thursday, 17th reading the proposal for an increase in the number of federal Members, as previously approved by the Congress. The veto, published in the Official Journal of the Union (DU), prevents the change from taking place in the 2026 elections, contrary to Parliamentary expectations on the subject. The project came to the House of Planal…

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Lula saw the bill increasing the number of federal Members from 513 to 531. Read in the People's Journal.