Lula Gathers Congressional Allies at Granja do Torto to Kick Off Legislative Push

Overview

• An informal meeting with allied leaders is planned for the first week of the session in Brasília, with invitations to Chamber president Hugo Motta and Senate president Davi Alcolumbre.
• The government seeks to end the 6x1 work schedule and regulate app‑based work, priorities that Motta publicly pledged to put on the agenda in the first semester.
• Passage of the labor and platform measures depends on Centrão support, which remains uncertain in the face of firm resistance from business groups and opposition parties.
• The formal nomination of Attorney General Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court has been postponed, reflecting Senate resistance reportedly centered on Alcolumbre, who favored Rodrigo Pacheco.
• Forthcoming votes on Lula’s vetoes to the sentencing bill tied to January 8 cases add immediate pressure as the compressed electoral calendar narrows the window for major decisions.