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Lula meets Brazil’s congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met congressional leaders Hugo Motta and Davi Alcolumbre at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília.
The meeting lasted about 90 minutes and included talks on legislative priorities as well as a courtesy visit to congratulate Lula on his fourth term.
Motta leads the Chamber of Deputies, and Alcolumbre leads the Senate; both helped secure Lula’s re-election.
The PL party will hold the largest blocs in both houses from February 2027, while Lula’s political federation elected fewer lawmakers.
The article says this will make the new Congress the strongest opposition Lula has faced during his presidencies.
Lula wants to work with Motta and Alcolumbre, and the Workers’ Party is expected to announce in the coming weeks whether it backs their re-election as congressional leaders.
That effort is intended to keep the PL from leading either house.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with the presidents of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate in Brasília to discuss legislative priorities.
The meeting with Hugo Motta and Davi Alcolumbre took place at the Alvorada Palace on Monday and lasted about an hour and a half.
The visit was also a courtesy call to congratulate Lula on his fourth term.
Alcolumbre said Brazilians expected results, while Motta said the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation among the branches of government.
The three last met in August to discuss bills scheduled for congressional debate in September.
- Who
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta and Senate President Davi Alcolumbre.
- What
- They met to discuss legislative priorities and congratulate Lula on his fourth term.
- When
- Monday, October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Alvorada Palace, Brasília, Brazil.
- Why
- To discuss legislative matters and, as a courtesy, congratulate Lula and affirm cooperation among the branches of government.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The three leaders last met and discussed projects planned for a concentrated week of congressional work in September.
Congress held the concentrated week during which progress was unlocked on proposals concerning the 6x1 work schedule, public security and critical minerals.
Lula met with Motta and Alcolumbre at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília.
- Meeting duration
- About 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Chamber of Deputies president
- Hugo Motta
- Senate president
- Davi Alcolumbre
- Location
- Alvorada Palace, Brasília
- Last previous meeting
- August
What people are saying
Brazilians expect results from us. We have a lot of work ahead.
Dialogue, institutional respect and commitment to the future. We were with President Lula today to congratulate him and wish him success in his new term, reaffirm our commitment to harmony among the branches of government and to Congress working together for Brazil’s progress.