President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) plans to build up the parliamentary support base in Congress to then select names for the ministry. Lula believes he will form his first-tier team once the parties to support him in the House and Senate are identified.

Lula is expected to travel to Brazil next week to meet with party leaders willing to formally join his government. In other words, Centrão will try to pull their party.

Among the parties that Lula wants to officially invite to the government are the PSDB as well as the PDT. MDB will also be searched.

Agreement in Congress. Lula has already signaled that he will accept the re-election of Arthur Lira (PP-AL) and Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) to command the House and Senate. Condition: End the hidden budget as it is today. He should address this issue in talks with Lira and Pacheco next week.

government insurance. An important shield against possible sabotage measures by the Bolsonaro government is an agreement between Lula and the STF (Supreme Federal Court). The elected president plans to meet with court ministers on his trip to Brazil.

Bridge to 2023. On her trip to Brasília, Lula should also talk about the amount needed to break the spending ceiling in 2023 and deliver on campaign promises such as a real re-adjustment of the minimum wage, maintaining R$600 (again to be renamed) for Auxílio Brasil. Bolsa Family) and investment expenditures (especially education and infrastructure).

federal custody. Araraquara mayor Edinho Silva advocates a deal with Bolsonaro to normalize the transition of governments. But the ideas of a photo between Lula and Bolsonaro or the understanding of such a scene in the opening are not peaceful in PT. PT chief Gleisi Hoffmann, for example, thinks differently