Desconhecido: No, we will tie the amendments to discretionary spending.
Desconhecido: So, the more mandatory spending the National Congress cuts, the more adjustments it makes, the more responsible the Congress is, the more amendments there will be.
Obviously, in our ideal world we would do away with amendments; it is not the role of the Parliament to execute the budget.
Desconhecido: But since we don't have that political reality, we will use the incentive the Parliament currently has — the amendments — for a republican purpose, even if that is not the Parliament's intention.
Desconhecido: Another important point to address is the Managerial Responsibility Law.