Presidential statement on the DNU was read in the middle of a meeting of the Senate. The statement was in response to a request from the opposition to postpone the vote.
The Senate is expected to vote on the issue on Thursday. The vote will be the first time the Senate has rejected a decree from a sitting president. The decision was made after a vote by the majority of the senators, including the vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives, who said they would not support the proposal.