The political impact of Jair Bolsonaro's letter and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 13 Jul 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The final week of activity in the National Congress began last Friday, ahead of the legislative recess. In the Senate, lawmakers may vote on the provisional measure establishing a minimum freight rate. Truck drivers are pressuring Congress to vote on the matter. Four presidential polls will be released: Nexus/BTG Pactual, Futura, Genial/Quaest, and PoderData. The U.S. government may also announce its decision on the implementation of tariffs on Brazil.

This week's Talking Points:

 - Government support falls in June.

 - Pressure on the Senate.

 - Rural debt renegotiation: bill or provisional measure?

 - The war forces the government to reassess its fuel strategy.

 - The political impact of Jair Bolsonaro's letter.

 - Only the 1994 election resisted the trend in July of the election year.

 - Digital markets bill likely to be pushed to next semester.

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