Despite wins, Bolsonaro won’t hold much power in Congress TBR #36

At the opening of the legislative year in Congress following Monday’s leadership elections, newly-empowered House Speaker Arthur Lira and Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco published a list of priorities for the next two years. This is an unprecedented move, showing that Messrs. Lira and Pacheco will not be there to simply rubber-stamp the government’s agenda — despite owing their current positions to President Jair Bolsonaro, after his administration spent hundreds of millions on budgetary grants to whip votes. — The Brazilian Report is an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view on current affairs in Brazil.