Together forever: from the 'blusinha' to 6-1, understand the agreement between Lula, Motta and Alcolumbre to advance electoral agenda
oglobo27 August 2026 at 06:30
President Lula, the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta, and the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, announced an agreement to advance projects of interest to the federal government in the National Congress. After a meeting on Wednesday, the three leaders demonstrated political alignment and promised to deliberate on a set of initiatives considered priorities for the electoral agenda of the Palace of the Presidency, which is vying for reelection. The intention is to approve these matters as early as next week, during the last concentrated effort of Congress before the elections.
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