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These are Brazil’s most influential congressmen; how they affect Lula’s government

Seven of the ten most influential parliamentarians of the last legislature are from the so-called Centrão.

Of the other three, none is from the Workers' Party, and only one is from the left.

The resumption of activities in Brazil's Congress, with the ceremony for parliamentarians elected this Wednesday (Feb. 1), kicks off negotiations around what is the most valued currency in Brasília: influence.

The appointment of parliamentarians to strategic positions in commissions defines the importance of each one in reaching agreements between parties, the government, and other politicians to vote on important projects, such as tax . . .

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