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Senate President Moves to Fast‑Track CPI on Sexualization of Minors and Delays Master Bank Probe

The decision uses the Senate presidency's control of procedural readings and could push the separate Banco Master investigation further down the agenda.

Overview

  • On Tuesday, Senate President Davi Alcolumbre told the Secretaria‑Geral da Mesa to ask party leaders to nominate members so the CPI da Adultização can be installed as soon as possible.
  • The proposal from Senator Magno Malta has 31 signatures and would form an 18‑member commission with an 180‑day term that would extend past October's elections.
  • Senate rules require at least 27 senator signatures and a plenary reading of a requerimento to trigger a CPI and the presidency controls the timing of those readings.
  • At least seven separate requerimentos to open a CPI into Banco Master remain unread, and Senator Alessandro Vieira publicly accused leadership of sidelining the Master probe.
  • The move could change who serves on the commission and how long investigators have to act because a Senate‑only CPI is set by the chamber's timetable and may survive through the election period; the Adultização push traces back to an August 2025 complaint after influencer Felca exposed alleged exploitation and to fast passage of the ECA Digital law.