Lula Blocks Congressional Super-Salaries Before Vote
Key Points — President Lula signed salary increases of 8–9% for congressional staff but vetoed bonus schemes that could have pushed individual pay to R$77,000 ($13,500) per month — well above the constitutional ceiling of R$46,366 ($8,100) — saving an estimated R$790 million ($139 million) from the 2026 budget — Despite near-unanimous approval in Congress […]
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Key Points — President Lula signed salary increases of 8–9% for congressional staff but vetoed bonus schemes that could have pushed individual pay to R$77,000 ($13,500) per month — well above the constitutional ceiling of R$46,366 ($8,100) — saving an estimated R$790 million ($139 million) from the 2026 budget — Despite near-unanimous approval in Congress […]
