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Weekly Report - 26 June 2025 (WR-25-25)
BRAZIL: Tensions between institutions run high
The president of Brazil’s lower chamber of congress, Hugo Motta, reportedly took the government by surprise when he tabled a bill on 25 June to suspend the tax increases recently decreed by the government [WR-25-24]. Federal deputies overwhelmingly voted in favour of rejecting the government’s fiscal measures, and a few hours later the bill advanced to the senate where it was also approved with ease. Congress appears to be flexing its muscles and has backed the executive government into a corner. This has prompted media speculation that the government might turn to the supreme court (STF) and appeal for the bill passed on 25 June to be declared unconstitutional.
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