Alcolumbre will meet today with Haddad to discuss the PLDO, Haddad should meet with Lula to discuss the alternatives to MP 1,303, and the selection of Barroso’s successor on the STF is stirring political activity

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 15 Oct 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) confirmed that he will meet today with Finance Minister Fernando Haddad to discuss the Budget Guidelines Bill (PLDO). The PLDO has been awaiting a vote in committee for several weeks. Regarding alternatives to MP 1,303, a meeting between President Lula and Finance Minister Haddad is expected later this week. Meanwhile, the selection of Justice Luís Roberto Barroso’s successor on the Supreme Federal Court (STF) is stirring political activity in Brasília. The two leading contenders at the moment are Attorney General Jorge Messias and Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).

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