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Brazil Chamber of Deputies seat projections

With roughly 87% of sections counted, the Liberal Party has emerged as the top bloc in the 513-seat Chamber, and Flavio Bolsonaro's party is projected to land at 121 seats in Congress, a gain of 22 over what it won in 2022. Lula's Workers' Party is at 69 on the current count. It took 68 last time, so the claim that it dropped 12 doesn't line up with these numbers. Behind those two, the parties are mostly center and right. For an ordinary bill, whoever is present just needs a majority. For a constitutional change, the bar is 308 votes, and the right doesn't clear that on its own. It does hold the biggest chunk of the House, and ballots are still being added. Source: Superior Electoral Court of Brazil / Writer: Lucas

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Brazil Chamber of Deputies seat projections

With roughly 87% of sections counted, the Liberal Party has emerged as the top bloc in the 513-seat Chamber, and Flavio Bolsonaro's party is projected to land at 121 seats in Congress, a gain of 22 over what it won in 2022. Lula's Workers' Party is at 69 on the current count. It took 68 last time, so the claim that it dropped 12 doesn't line up with these numbers. Behind those two, the parties are mostly center and right. For an ordinary bill, whoever is present just needs a majority. For a constitutional change, the bar is 308 votes, and the right doesn't clear that on its own. It does hold the biggest chunk of the House, and ballots are still being added. Source: Superior Electoral Court of Brazil / Writer: Lucas

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