Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here’s what to know
- SAO PAULO -- Brazil’s elections have shifted its Congress to the right regardless of who wins Sunday's presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Many lawmakers taking office in February 2027 are keen to reshape the nation’s Supreme Court, economy, human rights protections and environmental policies.
- If right-wing and centrist lawmakers unite, they will command a simple majority in the 513-seat lower house and could even assemble a supermajority in a broad alliance to change Brazil’s constitution.
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- SAO PAULO -- Brazil’s elections have shifted its Congress to the right regardless of who wins Sunday's presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Many lawmakers taking office in February 2027 are keen to reshape the nation’s Supreme Court, economy, human rights protections and environmental policies.
- If right-wing and centrist lawmakers unite, they will command a simple majority in the 513-seat lower house and could even assemble a supermajority in a broad alliance to change Brazil’s constitution.
Sources: ABC News