The PL, PP, and Republicanos announced support for Rogério Marinho as Senate president, today is the first in-person meeting of the Governors Forum 2023, and the Petrobras Board will vote on Jean Paul Prates’s appointment as president of the company

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 26 Jan 2023 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

With the support of the three parties, Senator Rogério Marinho (PL) has guaranteed at least 23 votes. However, he still does not have enough votes to defeat Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG). Currently, Pacheco may have 40 to 48 votes – he needs over 41 votes to be re-elected in the first round. The Governors Forum 2023 will address ways to replace the state revenue losses caused by the law sanctioned by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) that limited the collection of the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), in addition to suggestions regarding changes to the rules that define fiscal status and borrowing capacity. The Petrobras Board of Directors will meet to vote on Jean Paul Prates's appointment to the company's presidency. Once he is approved, he will start assembling his team.

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