Opposition tries to arrange meeting with Motta and Alcolumbre to react to pact with Lula
oglobo27 August 2026 at 06:30
Bolsonarist opposition parliamentarians are trying to schedule a meeting with the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta, and of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, to try to block proposals considered to be electoral flags of Lula. The meetings come after Motta and Alcolumbre met with Lula and reached an agreement to advance priority initiatives of the Presidential Palace. The leader of PL in the Chamber of Deputies, Sóstenes Cavalcante, said that the meeting with the opposition should take place next week, before the last voting period before the October elections.
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