Messias’s appointment to the STF is facing strong resistance in the Senate, the Senate will resume discussions of the bill that taxes fintechs, and the rapporteur of the Anti-Faction bill should submit his report this week

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 01 Dec 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The appointment of the Attorney General, Jorge Messias, to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) is facing strong resistance in the Federal Senate. The President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (União–AP), had been advocating for Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD–MG) for the vacancy. The Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) will resume discussions on Tuesday, December 2, of the bill regulating the taxation of betting companies and fintechs. The rapporteur, Senator Eduardo Braga (MDB–AM), is reviewing a proposal originally authored by Senator Renan Calheiros (MDB–AL). Senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB–SE), rapporteur for the Anti-Faction Bill, is expected to present his report in the Senate’s CCJ on Wednesday, December 3.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2025 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This report is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This report is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this report or its contents.