A plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies' committees will meet again to discuss the opposition's project aimed at limiting the power of presidential emergency decrees. It is expected that in the joint session of the Constitutional Affairs and Petitions, Powers, and Regulations committees, the reports will be signed, although it was still unclear whether the opposition would obtain the necessary signatures to issue a majority report.
Sixteen projects from various political forces have been presented that seek to amend law 26.122/2006, which establishes that a decree must be rejected by both legislative chambers to be repealed by Congress. The proposal is that rejection by a single chamber would suffice and that a validity period for the decrees would be established.
The debate is significant as it attempts to challenge a regime in place for 18 years, established by law 26.122 at the request of Cristina Kirchner to prevent the opposition to her husband's government from revoking the emergency decrees. Kirchnerism, previously reluctant to amend the DNU, has now shown a willingness to collaborate with the opposition to limit this power.
However, doubts remain within the Unión por la Patria bloc about the implications of this reform, considering that it could backfire if they regain the government. The position of the UCR, led by Rodrigo de Loredo, will be decisive, especially given their agreements with the ruling party that could influence their support for the DNU law reform.
