Justice Marques is the rapporteur for the lawsuit against Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign, the Novo party nominated Zema as its presidential candidate, and the CNPS will meet to decide on payroll-deductible loans for INSS retirees

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

Justice Nunes Marques, president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), has been selected as the rapporteur for a lawsuit filed by the Workers' Party (PT) against the presidential campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). During the party convention last Saturday (July 25), the campaign used an artificial intelligence-generated video in which Jair Bolsonaro (PL) endorses his son's presidential bid. The Novo Party officially nominated former Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema as its presidential candidate yesterday (July 27). His vice-presidential nominee has yet to be announced. Today, the National Social Security Council (CNPS) will meet to consider a potential reduction in the interest rate cap on payroll-deductible loans for INSS retirees. The monthly rate has been capped at 1.85% since March of last year.

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