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Budget cuts and spending freezes should be announced, the House approved the bill that restructures federal government career paths, and a Senate committee approved a proposal that puts an end to re-elections
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 May 2025

Between today and tomorrow, budget cuts and spending freezes are expected to be announced. Yesterday, President Lula met with the Budget Execution Board to discuss the size of the cuts. Yesterday, the Lower House approved Bill 1466/25, which restructures career paths and adjusts the salaries of f...

Senate committees approved the General Environmental Licensing Bill, the Senate CCJ held a public hearing to discuss the IBS Management Committee, and the Lower House installed a special committee on AI
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 May 2025

The Senate’s Environment (CMA) and Agriculture (CRA) Committees approved the General Environmental Licensing Bill (Bill No. 2159/2021) yesterday. The text may be voted on today by the Senate floor. Yesterday, the Senate’s Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee (CCJ) held a public hearin...

Ibama approved Petrobras’s environmental license for oil exploration in the Amazon, the PDT will meet to mark the return of Lupi to the national leadership of the party, and the House will review the tax exemption bill
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 May 2025

The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) yesterday approved the framework of the Wildlife Oiled Response and Protection Plan (PPAF), presented by Petrobras. This represents an important step in the environmental licensing process for oil exploration in the Fo...

The government seeks to contain damage in the INSS CPI and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 May 2025

The government is expected to announce spending cuts in the 2025 budget. The Finance Ministry is set to present President Lula with targeted measures to help meet the 2025 primary fiscal target. On Wednesday, May 21, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad will participate in a public hearing in the Low...

The government prepares 2025 budget cuts and fiscal measures, Congress advances the INSS CPI and tax reform debates, and Lula seeks political recovery with energy reform and a change in the cabinet
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 May 2025

The government is expected to announce budget cuts for 2025. On Thursday, May 22, the government will release the Primary Revenue and Expenditure Assessment Report. This is the first report of the year due to the delay in Congress’s approval of the 2025 Federal Budget. Throughout the week, pressu...

Haddad rules out a broad fiscal package and denies a Bolsa Família hike, the PT signals support for the INSS CPI with a focus on the past administration, and Congress prepares for key committee meetings on tax reform and AI
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 May 2025

Yesterday, May 15, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad addressed reports of a possible fiscal adjustment package. In conversations with journalists, he stated that the ministry is actually working on targeted measures to help meet the 2025 fiscal target. The PT leader in the Senate, Senator Rogério ...

Lula questions China on TikTok and digital harms, Senate hears minister on INSS fraud and unauthorized deductions, and nearly half a million retirees file complaints over benefit irregularities
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 May 2025

Yesterday, May 14, during a conversation with journalists, President Lula said that he questioned Chinese President Xi Jinping about TikTok. According to him, First Lady Janja da Silva spoke during the dinner to explain what is happening in Brazil, “especially against women and children,” in rela...

Lula defends alternative to dollar during China visit, Congress prepares for income tax reform debate amid fiscal constraints, and US-China trade truce begins impacting global markets
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 May 2025

President Lula begins his return trip to Brazil today, after making official visits to Russia and China. In the final leg of the trip, Lula advocated for countries to find “a currency or a basket of currencies that allows business to be conducted without depending on a single currency,” referring...

Lula secures Chinese investments during the CELAC forum, Brazil negotiates a TikTok data center project tied to energy infrastructure, and the opposition files a request for a Joint CPI on the INSS fraud
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 May 2025

President Lula continues his official agenda in China. Yesterday, May 12, Apex Brasil announced that R$ 27 billion in investments in Brazil were secured from Chinese companies. The government highlighted investment commitments from automaker GWM and the Chinese delivery platform Meituan. The Mini...

Brazil edges toward the Russia-China axis and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 May 2025

The Lower House will have a lighter week, with remote sessions. The bill reforming the legal framework for public concessions may arrive in the Senate. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is set to analyze tax-related matters and the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) concerning the allocation o...

Lula deepens the international agenda with China and CELAC, Congress slows as key leaders travel abroad, and the INSS crisis and Supreme Court tax rulings shape the domestic focus
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 May 2025

After a busy week in Brasília, the coming days are expected to be quieter. President Lula, ministers, and several members of Congress are attending events abroad. President Lula, who was in Russia last week, arrived in China on Saturday and will take part in the 4th China-CELAC Forum. CELAC is th...

The government responds to the INSS fraud after a viral backlash, the STF prepares to rule on key tax cases, and Lula travels to Russia and China with a diplomatic agenda
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 May 2025

The government reacted, albeit belatedly, and announced yesterday, May 8, a series of measures being taken to address the fraud at the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and to help beneficiaries recover the amounts that were unduly deducted. INSS President Gilberto Waller announced that 2...

Negotiations intensify over income tax reform, the Lower House approves a revised PPP bill, and the INSS fraud scandal escalates as the opposition pushes a CPI and the TCU demands accountability from the current administration
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 May 2025

The bill that grants an income tax exemption for individuals earning up to R$ 5,000 per month is already generating intense negotiations in Congress. In a meeting with lawmakers yesterday, the bill’s rapporteur, Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), heard suggestions for a full correction of the income tax...

The Special Committee on income tax reform was installed, the Lower House approved an increase in the number of representatives and prepares to vote on the new PPP framework, and the Senate to vote on a re-election ban for executive posts
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 May 2025

Yesterday, the Special Committee tasked with analyzing the bill on the income tax was installed. The work plan for discussing the income tax reform (PL 1087/25) foresees that the report will be submitted by June 27. The rapporteur, Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), expects the text to be voted on in th...

The opposition will attempt to file a request for a Joint CPI on the payroll loan fraud, the Lower House installs a committee to review the income tax bill, and the vote on new concessions and the PPP framework is expected
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 May 2025

There are already enough signatures to create a Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) to investigate the fraud involving payroll loans for INSS retirees and pensioners. The opposition will attempt to file the request today, May 6. The installation of the Special Committee to analyze th...

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