Popularity vs. elections and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 30 Mar 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The pace of work in Brasília will be reduced due to the holiday (Good Friday). It will still be a busy week, with governors stepping down, cabinet reshuffles, and party affiliations. The party-switching window ends on April 3. The deadline for mandatory resignations is April 4. The government may issue a provisional measure regarding diesel subsidies.

This week's Talking Points:

- Popularity vs. elections.

- Twenty ministers are expected to run in elections.

- Changes in state governments and capital city halls.

- The PSD candidate and the impact on the presidential race.

- The April agenda.

- The Supreme Court and the end of the IMSS Joint Congressional Inquiry Committee.

 - Senate candidates on Haddad's ticket in São Paulo.

Now read on...

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