Flávio's "moderate Bolsonaro" strategy and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 23 Feb 2026 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Congress resumes activity this week. In the Lower House, the government is mobilizing around the 6x1 work schedule proposal, the Mercosur–European Union agreement, and the Public Security constitutional amendment. In the Senate, expectations are building regarding the date of Jorge Messias’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. The Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime is reviewing motions requesting the testimony of Supreme Court Justices Dias Toffoli and Alexandre de Moraes. AtlasIntel and Instituto Paraná release presidential succession polls. On Sunday, March 1, the opposition will hold a demonstration against President Lula.

This week's Talking Points:

- Lula's Carnaval backlash.

 - Flávio and the "moderate Bolsonaro" strategy.

- The battle for the largest electoral college.

- The Romeu Zema factor.

 - 6x1 work schedule: constitutional amendment or bill?

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