Overview

• Senate President Davi Alcolumbre announced a joint session to handle the 2026 LDO and to review Lula’s vetoes to the new Environmental Licensing Law (Law No. 15,190/2025).
• Scheduling reports differ, with Alcolumbre signaling the morning of Oct. 15 and other outlets citing Oct. 16 at 10 a.m.
• To address parts of the contested framework, the Presidency issued Provisional Measure No. 1,308/2025 and sent an urgent bill, with the MP focusing on rules for the Special Environmental Licensing (LAE).
• Vetoed provisions included a single‑phase LAE, simplified and self‑declaration licensing for medium‑impact projects, and broad transfers of parameter‑setting to states and the Federal District.
• LDO rapporteur Gervásio Maia has presented his report, CMO chair Efraim Filho said the committee will vote before the joint session, and government leader Randolfe Rodrigues proposed setting a timetable to process the executive’s alternatives.