Overview
- By Feb. 4, the Chamber had installed 22 of 30 permanent committees through symbolic votes arranged to speed a shortened legislative year.
- Chamber President Hugo Motta brokered an agreement that kept most parties in the same committee presidencies as last year, with new individual appointees.
- A single swap moved Mines and Energy to the PL, electing Joaquim Passarinho, while Agriculture went to the PSD under Luiz Nishimori.
- The Constitution and Justice Committee has not elected its president, with União Brasil expected to indicate Leur Lomanto Jr.
- The Joint Budget Committee is slated to be chaired by a PSD deputy, and committees now steer about R$12 billion in 2026 under scrutiny from the Supreme Court.