The Lula-Trump meeting and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 27 Oct 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

President Lula is returning to Brazil this week and may announce his appointee to replace Justice Luís Roberto Barroso on the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants convicted for the attempted coup are filing appeals before the STF. The Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee may also discuss Senator Renan Calheiros’s report on the bill exempting from income tax those earning up to R$5,000 per month.

This week's Talking Points:

More obstacles on the right's path.

Lula is betting on programs and policies with electoral appeal.

The Rodrigo Pacheco equation.

An effort to curb the judicialization of politics.

The 2026 Budget Guidelines bill depends on compensatory measures.

A surplus is not impossible, but much needs to fall into place.

The Lula-Trump meeting.

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