and , the president of , (-PB), organized a parliamentary bloc with 275 deputies, the majority from the House, to sustain his governability and strengthen himself in the clash with the government and the opposition.
The movement is also seen by parliamentarians as an initial step for Motta to build a base of support that will reelect him in 2027, despite internal dissent.
The bloc is part of the group that supported his candidacy for president of the Chamber in February, but had been emptied since the beginning of the year, with the departure of some acronyms, such as Solidariedade, Patriota and Avante, in addition to PT and PL itself.
At the end of October, faced with the difficulties in moving forward with the agenda and the strain in the relationship with PT and PL, Motta brought together the center-right parties to reorganize the parliamentary bloc, with the commitment of a rotation between the parties leading the group and the commitment that it remain united until December 2026.
In August, the PT had already formalized its departure from the bloc, after ensuring that oppositionists occupied the main positions of the collegiate. At that moment, according to reports, the minister (Secretariat of Institutional Relations) even sought out allied leaders encouraging them to also leave the bloc.
According to a leader who followed the conversations, the minister was notified when the talks to organize Motta’s new group were concluded.
The parties of União Brasil, , , Republicans, , the PSDB/Cidadania federation and Podemos are part of the support block for the President of the Chamber. Together, they make up 275 of the 513 deputies in the Chamber. With this, the group is able to present urgent requests and approve them without the need for support from the left or right, for example.
The first announced leader of the bloc was Pedro Lucas Fernandes (União Brasil-MA). Now, the post is already occupied by Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ). There will be a rotation of around 30 days each. The leader is responsible for signing the requests and speaking on behalf of the bench in the plenary.
To give you an idea of the size of the block, there are 63 vice-leaders (deputies who can represent the group in the absence of the leader). This number is greater than almost all parties in the Chamber, with the exception of PL and PT.
It was this support base that allowed Motta to approve the anti-faction bill even with the opposition and the government working against it. The PT, the deputy (PP-SP), and for changes in the text, which was President Lula’s main bet for the public security agenda.
The PL insisted on voting on an amendment to classify criminal factions as terrorist groups, an idea that Motta and the rapporteur had abandoned after criticism from experts and members of the financial market, who pointed out a risk to ongoing investigations and a flight of investments from the country.
The Chamber approved the project by 370 votes to 110 last week, despite the government’s contrary position. The amendment on terrorism was rejected ex officio by Motta, who considered it unconstitutional and did not submit it to a vote.
It was this same project that led to the break between the President of the Chamber and the leader of the PT, Lindbergh Farias (RJ), and a strain in his relationship with the leader of the PL, (RJ).
that he was “no longer interested in having any type of relationship with Congressman Lindbergh Farias”. In the case of the PL, there was a disagreement because the president of the Chamber complained to the deputy about his insistence on continuing to work on the amendment on terrorism.
Motta sent a WhatsApp message to Sóstenes, stating that the parliamentarian could no longer count on the president of the Chamber. The two haven’t spoken for a week.
In the opinion of deputies, with this move to move away from Lindbergh and Sóstenes, Motta ends up isolating himself from two parties that were important for his election and hold the largest benches in the House. Furthermore, names from the center claim that the president of the Chamber has reduced his group of first-time allies. They cite as an example the separation between Motta and his predecessor, (PP-AL).
Parliamentarians claim that the construction of the bloc is also a way for Motta to begin organizing his base to run for re-election for the presidency of the Chamber, on February 1, 2027. The group, if kept together, would provide an important starting margin against pressure from the PT and PL, regardless of the president of the Republic elected.
Some of Motta’s allies deny that the bloc has the legislative election as a backdrop. “There was no discussion of electing a president in the Chamber. There is still a long time to go, we have an election in the middle. Nobody knows who the voters of the next Board of Directors will be”, says the leader of the MDB, Isnaldo Bulhões Jr. (AL), one of Motta’s main allies.
Another wing says that the parliamentary bloc has this objective, but that the president of the Chamber needs to prove himself viable at the end of his term to quell internal dissent, and that it is also necessary to wait for the size of each party’s exit from the polls.
Behind the scenes, representatives Antonio Brito (PSD-BA), Doutor Luizinho (PP-RJ), Sóstenes Cavalcante (PL-RJ), (PL-RJ) and Isnaldo himself are mentioned as possible candidates for command of the Chamber. Lira’s name is also not discarded, but the parliamentarian’s allies deny the possibility and say that he should be a candidate for the Senate next year.
