Overview

• In a symbolic vote, Congress’s budget committee directed the 2026 electoral fund to about R$4.9–4.96 billion, repeating the record level used in 2024.
• The figure far exceeds the government’s initial R$1 billion proposal submitted with the August budget draft.
• Roughly R$2.9 billion will come from state bench amendments and about R$1.0–1.01 billion from non‑mandatory executive spending, with relator Isnaldo Bulhões tasked with specifying the cuts.
• Reporting diverges on immediate effect, with G1 noting that a joint session of both chambers and presidential sanction are still required and another outlet asserting the measure is already in force.
• Parties backed the shift because the fund is guaranteed in an election year even as some amendments go unpaid, though the reallocation could reduce resources for public policies such as health, education and social assistance.