Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the U.S. with his wife and daughters, the Minister of Finance said the government is preparing a legislative change for the fiscal target, and Lula signaled support for Motta and Alcolumbre

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 28 Oct 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) left Brazil yesterday (Oct. 27) for the United States with his wife and daughters. He had until yesterday morning to surrender his passports, under an order issued by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. He did not comply. Amid market turmoil, Finance Minister Dario Durigan said the government is preparing a legislative change that would require it to target the midpoint of the fiscal target range rather than its lower bound, and pledged adjustment measures. In Congress, Lula met on Monday with Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) and Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP) and signaled PT support for both men’s reelection as president of the Lower House and of the Senate, respectively, in February.

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