Updates from DN’s rolling blog of today’s Foreigners Law (not Nationality Law) vote.
Foreigners Law approved with Chega’s support
- 13:12 - Final text will have changes: It is not yet possible to know exactly the final version of the text, because changes were approved in the vote, which have not yet been published.
- 13:07 - Chega approves the law: Chega’s votes helped the government approve the new foreigners’ law. The IL also voted in favour. The Socialist Party (PS) and other left-wing parties voted against.
- 11:18 - Chega’s proposal to restrict social support is off the table: DN/DN Brasil also understands that Chega’s proposal to ban social benefits for immigrants with less than five years of residency “has not even been analyzed” and is not currently under negotiation.
- 10:22 - Pedro Delgado Alves… Socialist deputy… calling for the removal of the time limit for family reunification applications for golden visas. “These are proposals to comply with the Constitution,” he summarises. [I’ve tried 2 different translations, but I think this means the PS wanted to remove the carve-out for GVs]
- 10:22 - Andreia Galvão, the sole member of Congress from the Left Bloc, criticises the government’s proposal and attacks golden visas, which are not currently under discussion.