The vote on the fuel bills was postponed to next week, Bolsonaro criticized the STF once again, and the STF should decide whether to maintain the restrictions on party advertisements in print and online newspapers

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 17 Feb 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The bill that deals with the ICMS, and PL 1472, which creates a Fuel Price Stabilization Fund and institutes an export tax on crude oil, is expected to be approved next week. The fuel price issue is putting pressure on several municipalities because of rising bus fares. President Bolsonaro stated that Luís Roberto Barroso, Alexandre de Moraes and Edson Fachin want to render him ineligible in order to benefit former President Lula. The relationship between the government and the STF and the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) will be marked by friction throughout the year. Regarding the party advertisements case, seven ministers have already voted — four in favor of maintaining the restrictions and three against. Four ministers still need to vote. Once this judgment is concluded, the analysis of the constitutionality of the electoral fund can begin.

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