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São Paulo councilor Adrilles Jorge (União Brasil) donned a wig and applied lipstick in the city council chamber to criticize a Senate-approved bill including misogyny among prejudice crimes under the Racism Law. The bill passed on Tuesday (March 24) with 67 votes and heads to the Chamber of Deputies.

2026년 03월 25일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Centrão members advised Senate President Davi Alcolumbre to unblock the hearing for Attorney-General Jorge Messias, nominated by Lula to the STF. The government plans to send the formal nomination message in the coming days, despite resistances. Lawmakers argue that delaying offers no benefits.

On Tuesday, Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez presented the Plan B electoral reform initiative on President Claudia Sheinbaum's instructions. It aims to cut privileges and spending in electoral bodies and local governments after the original constitutional proposal failed in the Chamber of Deputies. It will be sent to the Senate with PT and PVEM support.

2026년 03월 17일 AI에 의해 보고됨

차빗 싱손 전 일로코스 수르 주지사가 상원 블루리본 위원회의 홍수 통제 부패에 대한 조사에서 증언할 것이라고 판필로 라손 상원 의장이 발표했습니다. 4월 14일 청문회는 훨씬 일찍 열릴 수도 있습니다. 싱손 주지사는 월요일에 라손 의장의 사무실을 방문하여 관심을 표명했습니다.

Following recent tensions over dismissals in the security secretariat, José Vicente Santini, advisor to Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, is expected to serve as an alternate for Guilherme Derrite's (PP) Senate candidacy in São Paulo. The move reinforces links between Tarcísio's administration and Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.

2026년 03월 05일 AI에 의해 보고됨

During a March 3, 2026, Senate hearing, Senator Jinggoy Estrada asked American basketball player Elizabeth Means if she had a Filipino boyfriend while discussing her naturalization to play for Gilas Pilipinas Women. The comment drew widespread criticism amid National Women’s Month, highlighting misogynistic norms. Means and teammate Malick Diouf's bills later passed their third and final Senate reading.