Overview

• Alexandre de Moraes ordered the Federal Public Defender’s Office to file Eduardo Bolsonaro’s preliminary defense within 15 days after the lawmaker, currently in the United States, did not respond to an official notice published by the court.
• The Prosecutor General, Paulo Gonet, told the Supreme Court that deputies Lindbergh Farias and Talíria Petrone lack standing to seek Eduardo Bolsonaro’s preventive arrest, leaving any cautionary measures to the competent authorities.
• The PGR’s September 22 complaint accuses Eduardo Bolsonaro and commentator Paulo Figueiredo of coercion in the course of justice for allegedly seeking U.S. sanctions and Magnitsky‑style measures to influence Brazilian judicial outcomes.
• Lula continued consultations on who will replace Luís Roberto Barroso, with AGU chief Jorge Messias reported as the favorite but facing Senate resistance that is rallying around Rodrigo Pacheco; Messias sent the Court an opinion defending the validity of mandatory amendments and ‘Pix’ transfers with transparency safeguards.
• After the IOF measure’s defeat, the government moved to purge Centrão appointees, tensions rose ahead of a joint session on 63 environmental‑law vetoes, and a TCU decision by Benjamin Zymler granted suspensive effect that the Finance Ministry says gives legal certainty for the next fiscal report.