Senate rejects Lula's Supreme Court nominee for first time in 132 years

Brazil: On 30 April 2026, the Senate rejected Lula's nominee for the Supreme Court, Attorney General Messias. It was the first rejection of a Supreme Court nominee in 132 years and a historic defeat for Lula.

The same day, Brazil's Congress overturned Lula's veto on a bill that reduces sentences for those convicted over the 8 January attacks, including former president Jair Bolsonaro's coup sentence. Der Spiegel reported that Bolsonaro's detention is cut to two years, and Folha de S.Paulo wrote that the change could benefit more than 200,000 convicts.