Deputeretkammeret vil forbyde hemmelig stemmeafgivning i begge kongressens kamre som led i kampen mod korruption og for at komme protestbølge i møde – men senatet går næppe med til det.
The measure, which will now have to be approved by the Senate, had been a key demand by protesters who took to the streets of major cities in June, BBC online reported Wednesday.
They said they wanted more transparency to know where their parliamentary representatives stood on key decisions.
The constitutional amendment (forfatningstilføjelsen) was first proposed seven years ago but had been stalled in the lower house since then.
But in a unanimous late-night vote on Tuesday, the 452 deputies present voted to abolish secret voting in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
It seems unlikely that the decision will change public opinion. There are no indications that the Senate will pass the measure abolishing secret ballots anytime soon.
The decision came just days after legislators voted – in a secret ballot – to allow Congressman Natan Donadon to continue in his post.
Donadon is serving a 13-year prison sentence for corruption. He is the first serving Congressman to be sent to prison since Brazil returned to democracy in the 1980s.
The ability of Congress to hold votes in secret was seen as one of the ways legislators accused of corruption could stay in power, as their colleagues closed ranks without having to face criticism from angry constituents.
Se også telegrammet
http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/06-09-13/brasilien-fejrer-uafh-ngighedsdag-mellem-protest-o
