Overview

• In a CBN interview, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the natural choice for 2026 and argued the government has results to present.
• He pointed to higher minimum wages, lower unemployment and improved income as evidence supporting a re‑election bid.
• Alckmin addressed the exits of PP and União Brasil from the governing bloc and said he expects Congress to advance measures like an income‑tax exemption for earnings up to R$5,000.
• He described the administration as a government of dialogue and rejected efforts to link the tax bill to an amnesty related to the January 8 cases.
• Recent Ipespe polling showed government approval at 50%, up seven points in two months and slightly above disapproval at 48%, as congressional leaders noted a polarized landscape.