Lula met with the presidents of the Lower House and Senate, the PT’s priority in Congress is to approve the proposal on free transportation, and the PL issued a statement yesterday recognizing the result of the election

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 27 Oct 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

President Lula (PT) met yesterday (Oct. 26) at the Alvorada Palace with Lower House President Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP). It was the first meeting among the three since Lula’s reelection. On the legislative agenda, the PT’s priority is to approve by the end of 2026 the proposed constitutional amendment establishing free public transportation on weekends and holidays beginning in 2027. The opposition has recalibrated its messaging. The PL issued a statement yesterday, signed by Party President Valdemar Costa Neto, recognizing the election result. The party nevertheless argued that questions surrounding the election still need to be clarified and linked Lula’s performance to the expansion of social benefits in the run-up to the vote.

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