Motta Assembles Broad Bloc That Claims Majority to Secure Chamber Re-election

Overview

• Multiple parties have declared support for Hugo Motta and one outlet counted parties that together claim 338 deputies, a total the outlet says would exceed the 257 votes needed to win in the first round.
• The Workers' Party formally announced backing for Motta and is negotiating posts on the Chamber's Mesa and the leadership of high‑value committees such as Constitution and Justice and Budget.
• The PL will remain the single largest party with about 121 deputies but its bancada is split over whether to run a candidate or trade support for concessions and influence in the Senate contest.
• The Bolsonaro family’s legal and diplomatic moves are reshaping bargaining: Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil and appeared in Fort Lauderdale while Jair Bolsonaro’s defense has filed for STF review of his 27‑year sentence with a relator setting a short deadline for the PGR to respond.
• Control of the Chamber presidency and bloc sizes will decide who chairs committees, assigns rapporteurs and steers bills, which can speed or block Lula government priorities and change how federal spending and oversight reach citizens.