Overview

• Rede Sustentabilidade filed a direct action at the Supreme Federal Court seeking an immediate suspension and later annulment of the new rules, citing a grave risk to the integrity of the next election.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned the bill with partial vetoes, preserving stricter counting for serious offenses such as money laundering and blocking retroactive benefits to previously punished politicians.
• The congressional revision starts the ineligibility clock at the first collegiate conviction for less serious violations, a change that in practice shortens how long some candidates are barred from running.
• Anti-corruption organizations and law co-author Márlon Reis say the sanctioned text weakens the core of Ficha Limpa despite the vetoes.
• Congress will review Lula's vetoes in the coming days, with any move to overturn them requiring at least 257 deputies and 41 senators.