Overview

• President Hugo Motta rejected the PL’s bid to name Eduardo Bolsonaro as Minority Leader, citing a Secretariat‑General opinion that an unnotified stay abroad cannot be treated as an authorized mission and that leadership requires physical presence.
• The Ethics Council formally opened a process based on a PT complaint over Eduardo’s conduct in the U.S., drew a relator shortlist (Duda Salabert, Paulo Lemos, Delegado Marcelo Freitas) and is due to appoint the rapporteur by Friday.
• House records show Eduardo has 23 unjustified absences in 37 voting sessions after his 120‑day leave ended in July, exposing him to a separate risk of losing his seat for excess absences.
• The Prosecutor‑General’s Office filed a criminal indictment on Monday alleging coercion of justice tied to lobbying for U.S. sanctions, and STF rapporteur Alexandre de Moraes granted 15 days for a preliminary defense.
• With the leadership shield denied, the PL must propose another name while Eduardo remains in the U.S., and his mandate now faces parallel routes: an ethics sanction that could lead to cassation or an administrative loss for absences in the next legislative cycle.