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Brazil's Congress shifts right regardless of presidential runoff outcome

Associated Press reports that Brazil's Congress shifted right regardless of Sunday's runoff, and allies are targeting the Supreme Court.

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · 18:25 UTC3 reports

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Brazil's Congress has shifted to the right regardless of who wins Sunday's presidential runoff, according to Associated Press.[Associated Press]
Bolsonaro's Liberal Party gained 23 lower-house seats and nearly doubled its Senate seats, mostly at centrist parties' expense.[Associated Press]
Bolsonaro's allies want to impeach Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, which would need 54 Senate votes.[Associated Press]
Lawmakers also want to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16.[Associated Press]

Brazil's elections shifted its Congress to the right regardless of who wins Sunday's presidential runoff.[Associated Press]
Bolsonaro's Liberal Party won 23 additional lower-house seats and nearly doubled its Senate seats.[Associated Press]
Bolsonaro's congressional allies want to impeach Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, which requires 54 Senate votes.[Associated Press]
Lawmakers want to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 years of age.[Associated Press]
About 70% of the lower house and 80% of the Senate are considered hostile to environmental and climate agendas, according to the Climate Observatory.[Associated Press]
Far-right public security proposals center on punishment rather than solving the problem, according to Melina Risso of Instituto Igarape.[Associated Press]

The 70% and 80% figures are Climate Observatory estimates of lawmakers' positions, not independently verified counts.[Associated Press]
The reporting describes these measures as lawmakers' priorities and does not establish that any of them will pass.[Associated Press]

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.