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President Lula (PT) yesterday signed four decrees regulating policies for the electricity and fuel sectors. The measures regulate the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), aimed at the environmentally responsible storage of CO2; the legal framework for green hy...

Polls show that the election remains polarized between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, the House may vote on the bill that reduces taxes on fuels, and Lula will sign four decrees on policies for the electricity and fuels sectors

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Aug 2026

Between Monday and Tuesday, three opinion polls were released. The Nexus/BTG, Apex/Futura, and CNT/MDA polls converge on one central point: the presidential election remains polarized between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, with both holding a wide lead over the other candidates. Today, the Lower Hous...

Congress begins a week of concentrated legislative activity, Lula may meet with Senate President Alcolumbre to discuss Senate priorities, and House President Motta has announced his support for Lula in the elections

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Aug 2026

Today, the Lower House and the Senate begin a week of concentrated legislative activity. The voting agenda has yet to be finalized. This morning, Institutional Relations Minister José Guimarães and government leaders in Congress will have breakfast with Finance Minister Dario Durigan in an effort...

Lula's strategy pays off and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Aug 2026

The National Congress holds its first concentrated legislative session ahead of the elections. Political parties have until August 15 to register their candidates with the Electoral Court. Electoral campaigning begins the following day. Seven polls on presidential voting intentions and the federa...

Congress will hold a week of concentrated activity this week, House Speaker Motta will meet with party leaders tomorrow to discuss the agenda, and parties have until Sunday to register their candidates

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Aug 2026

This will be a week of concentrated legislative activity in the Lower House and the Senate. Due to the elections, both chambers have decided to hold only two weeks of congressional activity before the first round, scheduled for October 4. House Speaker Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) will meet with ...

Investigations into Lula’s son and former aide continue, Minister Boulos will meet with unions to discuss the end of the 6x1 work schedule, and Congress will resume activity next week

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Aug 2026

A meeting with the Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Attorney General has been scheduled to discuss the Federal Police’s autonomy to investigate allegations involving fraud at the INSS, Brazil’s social security agency. The issue has generated significant attention because the investigatio...

Flávio Bolsonaro has announced Federal Congressman Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate, Lula argued that the government should lower interest rates, and Congress will hold a concentrated voting session next week

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 Aug 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro has announced Federal Congressman Alfredo Gaspar (PL-AL) as his running mate. Gaspar is from Brazil's Northeast and served as the rapporteur of the congressional inquiry into the INSS scandal. Yesterday, President Lula (PT) argued that the government should find an alternative to...

The Trump administration revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S., Justice Dino authorized the opening of a new investigation into Lulinha, and Flávio Bolsonaro may announce his running mate

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 05 Aug 2026

The Donald Trump administration revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s refusal last month to grant visas to two U.S. diplomats who intended to visit the country ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The Brazilian government accused the Trum...

Party negotiations continue to intensify over the next two days, the Federal Police asked the STF to open another investigation into Lula’s son, and the Copom meets to decide on the benchmark interest rate

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 04 Aug 2026

Today is the second-to-last day for political parties to hold their national conventions. Negotiations are expected to intensify over the next two days. Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) said yesterday that she still believes there is a possibility of being chosen as the vice-presidential running m...

A pivotal week for Flávio and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 03 Aug 2026

The period for party conventions ends on Wednesday (August 5). This will be a decisive week for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), who is seeking to bring the União Progressista Federation (União Brasil–PP) and the Republicanos party onto his presidential ticket. Congress and the Judiciary resume the...

The PT officially launched Lula’s reelection bid, the first presidential debate is scheduled for August 23, and the Copom will meet to decide on the benchmark interest rate this week

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 03 Aug 2026

At the PT's national convention held this Sunday (August 2) in São Paulo, the party officially launched President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT) bid for reelection. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) will once again serve as his running mate, recreating the ticket that won the 2022 election. ...

Senator Tereza Cristina may have been chosen as Flávio Bolsonaro’s VP, Wednesday is the deadline for parties to formally nominate candidates, and Justice Mendonça has opened an investigation into Lula’s son

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 31 Jul 2026

Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) met with presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) to discuss the possibility of joining his ticket as the vice-presidential nominee. So far, there has been no confirmation that she has been chosen for the position. Wednesday is the deadline for political partie...

Bolsonaro’s defense stated he did not authorize the use of his image in the AI video shown during the PL convention, Flávio Bolsonaro will support Tarcísio’s reelection bid, and the PSB endorsed Lula’s candidacy

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 30 Jul 2026

Yesterday, former President Jair Bolsonaro's (PL) legal team filed a petition with the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) stating that he did not authorize the use of his image or voice in an artificial intelligence-generated video shown during the PL convention that formally nominated Senator...

Minister Durigan extended the Desenrola program until August 31, Justice Moraes gave Bolsonaro 48 hours to clarify the use of his image in his son’s campaign, and the U.S. extended the emergency that allows for tariffs

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 29 Jul 2026

Finance Minister Dario Durigan confirmed yesterday that the current edition of Desenrola Brasil, the federal program that allows consumers to renegotiate bank debts, will be extended until August 31, the expiration date of the provisional measure (MP) that created the initiative. Supreme Federal ...

Justice Marques is the rapporteur for the lawsuit against Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign, the Novo party nominated Zema as its presidential candidate, and the CNPS will meet to decide on payroll-deductible loans for INSS retirees

BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Jul 2026

Justice Nunes Marques, president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), has been selected as the rapporteur for a lawsuit filed by the Workers' Party (PT) against the presidential campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). During the party convention last Saturday (July 25), the campaign used an artifici...