Overview

• STF minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered the Federal Public Defender’s Office to file a preliminary defense for Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro after failed personal notifications and a prior citation by public notice.
• Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet reaffirmed that lawmakers Lindbergh Farias and Talíria Petrone lack standing to request Eduardo Bolsonaro’s preventive detention, keeping any new cautions at the PGR’s discretion.
• After the IOF measure’s defeat and a projected R$17 billion gap, Lula met Finance Minister Fernando Haddad to craft revenue alternatives and the Planalto began removing Centrão-backed appointees, with Caixa in focus.
• Congress scheduled a joint session to weigh 63 presidential vetoes to the General Environmental Licensing Law as the ruralist bloc pushes to overturn them, heightening risks for the government’s agenda.
• AGU chief Jorge Messias, viewed as the frontrunner for the Supreme Court vacancy, sent the STF a favorable opinion on impositive amendments and ‘emendas Pix’ even as Senate leaders promote alternative candidates.