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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) during the inauguration ceremony of Aloizio Mercadante at the BNDES
Opposition lawmakers met a few days ago and hammered out the creation of one “Shadow cabinet”, a parallel cabinetto monitor them federal government. Imported from the UK, the idea tends to strengthen the legislation in the role of overseeing the execution of public policies by each department of the Government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The group, which will be officially launched in April, is made up of 27 MPs, including MPs and Senators, and each will be responsible for overseeing a specific area “Mirroring” of programs, monitoring of expenses and investments. Members include Alex Manente, Adriana Ventura, Deltan Dallagnol, Chris Tonietto, Evair de Melo, Felipe Francischini, Marcel Van Hattem, Jorge Seif, Luiz Philippe de Orleans y Bragança, Tereza Cristina, Mendonça Filho, Rosangela Moro, Sergio Moro and Hamilton murao
A source linked to the initiative reminds that “Parliament has the constitutional power to legislate and monitor legislation,” but it does not always exercise its powers fully. “We focus on making laws, but Supervision is almost nonexistent. The idea is to practice it from now on“, I said boy pan. The strategy is a way to broaden the debate and show society where the government may have gone wrong, and ensure the opposition is also proactive. Advisors and consultants provide technical support for the performance of these parliamentarians. One item already evaluated by the group is the presentation of an alternative proposal for the “fiscal anchor”. The group’s parliamentarians are also preparing a legislative agenda to be published within 60 days.