22 deputies consult the Fourth Chamber on the constitutionality of the “Jaguar Law”

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Twelve of the PLN’s 19 members signed a consultation on the constitutionality of legislative document No. 24,364, known as the “Jaguar Law,” through which the government seeks to weaken oversight of public procurement. Photo: (Legislative Assembly)

This Wednesday, a group of 22 delegates met in the fourth conference room to discuss theJaguar Law”, the government of Rodrigo Chávez wants to hold a referendum on the project, which, according to the Comptroller General of the Republic, would eliminate oversight of public funds.

Lawmakers initiated the consultation under article 98 of the Constitutional Jurisdiction Act, which states that projects subject to referendum must be consulted with the Constitutional Court before a popular consultation is authorized.

Deputies had planned to put to a vote next Tuesday (June 25) a proposal for the Legislative Assembly to hold a referendum together with the executive branch.

During the consultations, 22 lawmakers asked the magistrate to clarify whether the “Jaguar Law” seeks to abolish the constitutional and legal powers and functions of the Office of the Auditor General, as warned by the institution itself and even one of President Chavez’s advisers on the referendum, Alex Solís Fallas.

Delegates asked whether the project would eliminate the control area and severely limit the functions of the CGR, thereby undermining the protection of Costa Rican public funds.

The document states that the signatories agree with all the warnings and criticisms issued by the Comptroller General of the Republic, Marta Acosta, regarding legislative document No. 24,364.

The consultation was signed by representatives of the National Liberation Francisco Nicolás, Dani Vargas, Paulina Ramírez, Dinorah Baquero, Kathryn Moreira, Gaison Valverde, Monserrate Ruiz, Andrea Álvarez, Sonia Rojas, Katia Rivera, Óscar Izquierdo and Alejandra Larios.

Also signing were Antonio Ortega, Jonathan Acuña, Priscilla Vindas, Ariel Robles and Rocío Alfaro, from Frente Amplio (FA); Carlos Felipe García and Vanessa Castro, from the Christian Social Solidarity Party (PUSC); Kattia Cambronero, from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), and independents María Marta Padilla and Gloria Navas.

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