Overview

• The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee rejected the 'PEC da Blindagem' by 26–0, and a planned meeting to repair ties between the two leaders was canceled.
• Deputies warn the Chamber's agenda is now contaminated, imperiling votes on the income‑tax exemption to R$5,000 and the 'dosimetria' bill related to January 8 cases.
• The Senate's Economic Affairs Committee advanced an alternative income‑tax plan that exempts earnings up to R$5,000 and raises rates for incomes above R$50,000 per month.
• Ciro Nogueira is attempting to mediate a new meeting next week to lower tensions and restore basic coordination.
• Senators are weighing a PEC to limit monocratic Supreme Court rulings as a goodwill gesture to reestablish cooperation between the Houses.