China News Agency, Sao Paulo, February 1st (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) On the evening of February 1st local time, Rodrigo Pacheco, the current president of the Brazilian Senate, and Arthur Lira, the speaker of the House of Representatives Both were re-elected as the new Speaker of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives for a two-year term.
Democratic Socialist Senator Paseco of Minas Gerais defeated Liberal Senator Rogério Marinho of Rio Grande do Norte 49 to 32 that night. Elected as the new President of the Senate.
There were originally three candidates for the Senate presidential election, but one of them withdrew before the vote.
All 81 senators participated in the vote, and Paseko won the first round with a majority of votes.
Pacheco, 46, is a lawyer and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Minas Gerais.
In the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, there are 3 candidates competing.
With 509 votes out of a total of 513 members of Congress, Lira received a record 464 votes, well ahead of Chico Alencar, a Socialist and Liberal Rep. from Rio de Janeiro state, who received 21 votes and 19 votes from New Party Rep. Marcel Van Hattem from Rio Grande do Sul.
In addition, there are 5 blank tickets.
Lila also won the first round of voting.
Lila, 53, graduated from law at the Federal University of Alagoas and is a businessman and lawyer.
He has been a member of the Progressive Party of Alagoas since 1999.
In a speech after the election results were announced, Paseco said Brazil "needs to root out toxic polarization" and promised that the Jan. 8 violence that stormed state power in the capital Brasilia would "never be repeated again."
In a speech after winning re-election, Lira also pledged to "continue to defend democracy".
That night, Brazilian President Lula congratulated Pacheco and Lila on their successful re-election as Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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