Strict Social And Economic Reforms of 2021 - Costavela

Rationale

These changes aim to improve public health, economic fairness, education, environmental sustainability, and juvenile justice by adopting stricter, evidence-based policies for greater societal benefit.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Tobacco & Vaping Regulation	Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)	Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
2	Minimum Wage Policy	High living wage	Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)
3	Mobile Phones in Schools	Restricted to break times	Left to teacher discretion
4	Land Conservation & Rewilding	Expand protected areas	Large-scale rewilding and new reserves
5	Age of Criminal Responsibility	From 16	From 16

1

Tobacco & Vaping Regulation

Previous law

Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)

Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)

2

Minimum Wage Policy

Previous law

High living wage

Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)

3

Mobile Phones in Schools

Previous law

Restricted to break times

Left to teacher discretion

4

Land Conservation & Rewilding

Previous law

Expand protected areas

Large-scale rewilding and new reserves

5

Age of Criminal Responsibility

Previous law

From 16

Proposer

Party

Middle Alliance

The Middle Alliance stands where freedom blooms and the earth breathes. We build bridges not walls and light the way for generations yet unseen.

Core pillars

RC

Rafael Cruz

Activist · Age 57

216,572 social followers

A former electrician turned folk singer, Rafael Cruz rose to fame by writing anthems for labor strikes before leveraging his celebrity to turn the party’s working-class base into an unstoppable electoral force.

⭐ Celebrity 🌟 Idealist 🤝 Loyal 🏙️ Street Smart 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

24 March 2021
Vote Open

14 October 2021
Vote Closed

13 December 2021
Did Not Become Law

13 December 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senado

Failed

53Yes 82No 131Not voted 266 seats

For: 53 / 266 seats (19.9%)

Against: 82 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 131

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 39.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Union	0	Abstain	No reason given
Middle Alliance Proposer	53	Yes	No reason given
National Democratic Movement	0	No	Why set the age of criminal responsibility at 16? We vote against it.
National Union Of Costavela	0	No	We are against this reforms
Revolutionary Socialist Union	82	No	We are against changing the living wage to a maximum wage, which will bring inequality, since there are still wealth gaps even with a limit, so we partially reject this proposal
Empty seats	54	Not voted

Congress of Deputies

Failed

37Yes 148No 165Not voted 350 seats

For: 37 / 350 seats (10.6%)

Against: 148 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 165

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 20.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Union	0	Abstain	No reason given
Middle Alliance Proposer	37	Yes	No reason given
National Democratic Movement	0	No	Why set the age of criminal responsibility at 16? We vote against it.
National Union Of Costavela	0	No	We are against this reforms
Revolutionary Socialist Union	148	No	We are against changing the living wage to a maximum wage, which will bring inequality, since there are still wealth gaps even with a limit, so we partially reject this proposal
Empty seats	80	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Revolutionary Socialist Union

Voted Nov. 15, 2021

No

“We are against changing the living wage to a maximum wage, which will bring inequality, since there are still wealth gaps even with a limit, so we partially reject this proposal”

National Union Of Costavela

Voted Oct. 22, 2021

No

“We are against this reforms”

Liberal Union

Voted Oct. 21, 2021

Abstain Changed vote

Liberal Union

Voted Oct. 21, 2021

Yes

“We support this proposal”

National Democratic Movement

Voted Oct. 16, 2021

No

“Why set the age of criminal responsibility at 16? We vote against it.”