Overview

• The president told allies he will move quickly after returning from Rome to name a replacement for retiring Supreme Court minister Luís Roberto Barroso.
• Jorge Messias is reported as the favorite among potential nominees that include Rodrigo Pacheco, Bruno Dantas and Daniela Teixeira, while Lula says he wants a highly qualified justice rather than a personal friend.
• With a revenue-raising provisional measure no longer in force after Congress did not vote on it, Lula will convene ministers to draft alternatives for the 2026 budget.
• He signaled interest in proposals to increase taxation on the financial sector, especially fintechs, as spending-cut initiatives such as curbing supersalaries, military pension changes and benefit reviews remain stalled.
• Lula plans to announce deputy Guilherme Boulos for a Planalto post, likely Secretary-General, a move that faces resistance in PSOL and PT and raises where to place the current officeholder, Márcio Macêdo.