BRAZIL POLITICS
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Cristiano Noronha
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Motta said the income tax bill has good momentum for approval, the government is working to ensure the compensatory measures remain in the bill, and the Senate approved the bill to combat the “adultization” of children online
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Aug 2025
The President of the Lower House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos–PB), stated that the report from the special committee that debated income tax exemption for those earning up to R$ 5,000 will reach the floor with strong momentum for approval. The government is working to ensure that the compensatory me...
Motta placed two PECs on the plenary agenda yesterday, the CPMI into the INSS approved requests to summon former presidents of the INSS, and VP Alckmin will meet with the president of Mexico tomorrow
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 27 Aug 2025
After meeting with party leaders yesterday, Lower House President Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) placed two constitutional amendment proposals (PECs) on the plenary agenda: one ends privileged jurisdiction (foro privilegiado) and the other is the so-called “Immunities PEC". Yesterday, the Joint Par...
Motta schedules for next week the beginning of a debate on administrative reform, the INSS CPMI begins work today, and Lula will hold a cabinet meeting today to discuss the US tariff hike
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 26 Aug 2025
Yesterday, Lower House President Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) announced that a General Committee meeting will be held on the House floor next Wednesday (September 3) to debate administrative reform. Meanwhile, the INSS CPMI will launch its work today with votes on dozens of requests to summon thr...
Tensions rise among Bolsonaro's allies and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 25 Aug 2025
President Lula is holding a ministerial meeting to discuss reactions to the tariff hike imposed by the United States and the regulation of social media, with bills potentially being sent to Congress in the coming days. The Joint Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPMI) on the INSS will meet to v...
Lula will meet with his cabinet to discuss the 50% tariff hike by the U.S., the government faced a setback in the CPMI on INSS last week, and the Lower House analyzes the Immunities Constitutional Amendment
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 25 Aug 2025
President Lula (PT) has called a meeting with his cabinet for Tuesday (August 26) to align the government’s position on the 50% tariff hike imposed by the United States on Brazilian exports and to discuss the proposed regulation of social media platforms and technology companies. Last week, the g...
The Senate may vote on the IBS management committee next month, today is the deadline for Bolsonaro to respond to the information found on his cellphone, and the CPMI on the INSS should meet on Tuesday
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Aug 2025
The regulation of the IBS (Goods and Services Tax) management committee (PLP 108/24) may be voted on by mid-September. Today is the deadline set by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes for former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to respond regarding the political asylum request do...
The Federal Police indicted Bolsonaro and his son for coercion, leaked audio recordings could damage the Bolsonaro family’s image, and Justice Moraes said Brazilian courts can punish banks that follow US orders
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 Aug 2025
The Federal Police (PF) has indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and his son, Federal Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), for coercion in the criminal case concerning the attempted coup d’état following the 2022 elections. Newly released audio recordings could also damage the Bolsonar...
The Senate approved appointments to regulatory agencies, tensions between the US and South America continue to escalate, and the Senate may vote on the court-ordered debts proposal
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 Aug 2025 · 1 response
As expected, the Senate approved appointments to the boards of several regulatory agencies. These appointments had been stalled for months. Tensions between the United States and South America have escalated in recent days. U.S. government spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday (August 19)...
Justice Dino issued a decision that blocks the effects of foreign court decisions and laws without their first being validated by a Brazilian court, and the União Progressista party should be created today
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 Aug 2025
Yesterday, Justice Flávio Dino of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled that foreign court decisions and laws cannot produce effects in Brazil without prior review by the competent Brazilian authority, under penalty of violating national sovereignty. Dino’s ruling sets a precedent that could susp...