Trump defended Bolsonaro on social media, the Senate may vote on the bill that legalizes gambling, casinos and bingo today, and the Workers’ Party (PT) elected Edinho Silva as its new national president

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 08 Jul 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Yesterday, United States President Donald Trump used his social media platforms to defend former President Jair Bolsonaro. His statement will have no impact on the trial of the former president. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the second half of the year. As expected, the Workers’ Party (PT) elected Edinho Silva as its new national president. The current party president, Senator Humberto Costa (PE), declared that Edinho was elected with around 74% of the vote. The bill that authorizes the operation of casinos and bingo halls, legalizes the jogo do bicho (an illegal numbers game), and allows betting on horse races is one of five items on the agenda of today’s (July 8) Senate session, scheduled to begin this afternoon.

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