The PSD's political chessboard and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 16 Jun 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Lower House may vote on an urgent status for the legislative decree that suspends the president’s decree on the IOF. Congress will hold a session to analyze presidential vetoes, during which the request to open a Joint Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPMI) on the INSS may be read. In the economic sphere, attention turns to the Central Bank’s meeting to decide on interest rates. The week will be shorter due to the Corpus Christi holiday on Thursday.

This week's Talking Points:

 - Allies are likely to distance themselves from the government.

 - Approval of an alternative MP to the IOF remains uncertain.

- The PSD's political chessboard.

 - Scenarios for the opposition in the 2026 elections.

 - Negative views of Lula are structural in public opinion.

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