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The House and Senate will hold major leadership elections this weekend — and the results are foregone conclusions. Brazil hit its deficit goals in 2024, just.
Happy Friday! Our Explaining Brazil podcast is back! For the first episode of 2025, we decided to discuss the election of the new House speaker and Senate president. And we are bringing you the contents of our Jan. 29 webinar, in case you missed it! Listen now to this week’s episode!

Congress will pick new leaders in anti-climatic vote

Congress building. Photo: Bruno Cesar Spada/Shutterstock
The workweek winds down, but Brazil’s Congress is gearing up for a pivotal vote. On Feb. 1, lawmakers will elect their internal leadership, including the heads of both the Senate and the House, setting the stage for the next two years of legislative control.
Hit play. On Jan. 29, The Brazilian Report hosted a webinar on the election, what you should expect from it and what is at stake. It was exclusive to subscribers, and you can watch it here.
Driving the news. Barring some form of unexpected political upheaval, the outcome is all but certain:

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