Right-wing wave in Brazil's Congress boosts Bolsonaro camp ahead of presidential runoff
The party won 121 lower-house seats and 28 Senate seats, giving the Bolsonaro camp a stronger platform to push its agenda.
- On Sunday, Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party emerged as the biggest winner in congressional elections, securing the largest single-party representation in both the Senate and the lower house.
- The Liberal Party increased its Senate representation from 15 to 28 seats and secured 121 lower house seats, up from 98, while a center-to-right coalition projects to win close to 250 lower house seats.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro aims to use this allied Congress to grant amnesty to his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election.
- Legislative watchdog DIAP head Neuriberg Dias warned that "Governance would pose a major challenge for President Lula," adding that a right-wing bloc would stifle legislative progress.
- Former President Bolsonaro praised voter turnout after the vote, saying "I was very happy to see how many Brazilians went to the polls to make their voices heard and didn't stay on the sidelines because they want change.
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Right-wing wave in Brazil’s Congress boosts Bolsonaro camp ahead of presidential runoff
By Fernando Cardoso, Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party, home to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's presidential bid, emerged as the biggest winner in congressional elections on Sunday,...
Right-wing wave in Brazil's Congress boosts Bolsonaro camp ahead of presidential runoff
Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party, home to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's presidential bid, emerged as the biggest winner in congressional elections on Sunday, securing the largest single-party representation in both the Senate and the lower house.
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Flávio Bolsonaro's political force was left with 28 senators and 121 deputies, while he prevailed in key governorates such as St.Paul and the judge who imprisoned Lula prevailed in Paraná.
Senator, Liberal Party (PL) candidate, gained an advantage of almost two percentage points over the current head of state.
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