Overview

• Minister Cármen Lúcia directed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Congress President Davi Alcolumbre to provide urgent explanations within five days.
• She applied the abbreviated procedure that enables the Supreme Court to take the case directly to a plenary ruling on the merits.
• Once the responses arrive, the court will request opinions from the Attorney General’s Office (AGU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR), each with a three‑day deadline.
• The law at issue, sanctioned by Lula with vetoes and published on September 30, moves the start of the eight‑year ineligibility period to events such as conviction, resignation or loss of office.
• Rede Sustentabilidade seeks immediate suspension and full invalidation of the law, arguing the Senate made merit changes without returning the bill to the Chamber and warning of risks to the 2026 elections.