Overview
- PSB and PDT issued a joint note on Wednesday that formally declared support for Hugo Motta’s reconduction to the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, citing continuity and institutional stability.
- The two parties said they backed Motta because of his role in recent legislative wins, naming the end of the 6x1 work-scale, advances on tax reform, a PEC for continuous SUAS financing, and a higher MEI revenue threshold.
- With PSB’s 15 seats and PDT’s six seats added, parties publicly pledging support for Motta now total 273 deputies, which exceeds the 257 votes needed to win in the first round.
- Those public endorsements are pledges that must be converted into formal votes when the new legislature is seated in 2027, a step that will decide whether the reported majority holds.
- Parties framed the move as a centre-democratic strategy to preserve governability and limit far-right influence while aligning key partners behind President Lula’s reelection goals, a dynamic that will shape the chamber’s agenda next year.