Brazil Debates Ending Re-election for Presidents
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A group in Brazil's Senate wants to change the rules about elections. They want to end re-election for presidents. Re-election means a leader can run for a second time right after their first term.
This idea is part of a PEC. A PEC is a plan to change Brazil's constitution. The constitution is the country's most important set of laws.
A Senate group called the CCJ said yes to this PEC. The CCJ checks if new laws follow the constitution.
But Senator Flávio Bolsonaro did not sign the PEC. He is a senator, a person who works in the Senate and makes laws.
Some people are unhappy. They say politicians promised to end re-election before. But many did not keep that promise. A promise is something you say you will do.
This story is about those old promises. People call it 'the fifth-year trick'. It means some leaders find ways to stay in power longer than expected.
Vocabulary6 words
- re-election
- running for the same job again right after
- PEC
- a plan to change the constitution in Brazil
- constitution
- the most important rules of a country
- CCJ
- a Senate group that checks new laws
- senator
- a person who makes laws in the Senate
- promise
- saying you will do something
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Answer key
1. Re-election for presidents 2. Flávio Bolsonaro 3. True
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A group in Brazil's Senate wants to change the rules about _____.
They want to end _____ for presidents.
This idea is part of a _____.
A PEC is a plan to change Brazil's _____.
A Senate group called the _____ said yes to this PEC.
But Senator Flávio Bolsonaro did not _____ the PEC.
Some people are unhappy because politicians promised to end _____ before.
People call this story 'the fifth-year _____.'
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