UPDATE 1-Brazil's lower house reelects pro-reforms Maia as head
Maia obtained 334 of 513 available votes. His nearest competitor, Fabio Ramalho from MDB party, received 66 votes. "The reforms are not simple, but they are necessary," Maia said in a speech before the vote.
The command of both houses of Congress is key for Bolsonaro and his team to advance with plans to change not only the pension system, but other legislations including tax for corporations and a plan to privatize a large number of state-owned companies. Bolsonaro, who is still recovering from surgery in a Sao Paulo hospital, congratulated Maia for the reelection in a message on Twitter. "It is a position of extreme responsibility, to lead the voting process of bills the Brazilian people strongly support," he said.
Brazil's Senate, which had been expected to also elect its new president on Friday, postponed the decision to Saturday due to divergences regarding the voting process. (Writing by Marcelo Teixeira Editing by Leslie Adler)
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