Street mobilization explains Lula's unprecedented comeback and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 26 Oct 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

With the presidential election decided, the Lula administration is beginning negotiations over the composition of the new government. In Congress, party leaders are resuming talks on pending issues, including the 2027 Federal Budget, the Public Security Constitutional Amendment, and other matters. Leaders of centrist parties will discuss electoral reform next Tuesday.

This week's Talking Points:

 * Street mobilization explains Lula's unprecedented comeback.

 * The election faces the risk of a legal challenge.

 * The rightward shift in Congress raises the cost of governing.

 * Defeated in the presidential race, the right builds a conservative belt across the states.

* Lula's fourth term begins under fiscal and external pressure.

Now read on...

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