Lula said the income tax bill should be put to a vote next week, Tarcísio is gaining more momentum as a potential candidate for 2026, and the trial against Bolsonaro is scheduled to start on Tuesday

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 29 Aug 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

In an interview with Record, President Lula said that the vote on the Income Tax Bill will take place next week. The vote, however, depends on negotiations between the Finance Ministry and party leaders. Over the past few days, São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos) has gained momentum as Jair Bolsonaro’s potential candidate for 2026. Optimism around Tarcísio grew yesterday following the release of an AtlasIntel poll on the presidential succession. On Tuesday, the trial begins for the former president and seven other defendants linked to “Nucleus 1” of the 2022 attempted coup.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2025 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This report is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This report is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this report or its contents.