March 26, 2026 – Brazil Headlines

1STF libera penduricalhos e juízes podem furar teto em até 70%

Story gist: Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled on judicial ‘penduricalhos’ (extra benefits). The decision allows judges’ total pay to exceed the salary cap by up to 70% while cutting specific allowances like childcare aid and Christmas bonuses.
Left
STF corta auxílio-creche, bônus natalino e outros penduricalhos; veja lista
— UOL Notícias
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Center
STF libera penduricalhos e juízes podem furar teto em até 70%
— Poder360
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (UOL) frame the STF decision as cutting specific perks like childcare aid and Christmas bonuses, emphasizing reductions with a list. Center outlets (Poder360) highlight liberation of penduricalhos enabling up to 70% cap exceedance, neutral tone. Right-leaning outlets absent, missing potential emphasis on judicial privilege preservation or overreach.

2Senador é autuado por dirigir sem placa, com giroflex e CNH vencida em SP

Story gist: São Paulo police cited a senator from the Podemos party for driving without license plates, with emergency lights activated, and an expired driver’s license in the city’s north zone.
Left
Senador do Podemos é flagrado pela PM dirigindo carro sem placas e com giroflex na zona norte de SP
— Folha de S.Paulo
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Center
Senador com CNH vencida e carro sem placas ameaça PMs e tenta fugir de abordagem em SP
— G1
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Right
Senador Giordano ignora blitz e foge de policiais em carro de luxo
— Revista Oeste
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Bias summary: Left-leaning (Folha) frames as straightforward police catch on missing plates and unauthorized giroflex, factual tone. Center (G1) emphasizes expired license, threats to officers, and flight attempt, adding confrontation. Right-leaning (Oeste) highlights ignoring checkpoint, fleeing in luxury car, stressing evasion and privilege. No major omissions; all negative toward senator with varying drama levels.

3Irã rejeita plano dos EUA para fim da guerra; Pentágono confirma envio de tropas paraquedistas à região

Story gist: Iran rejected a US plan to end the war. The Pentagon confirmed deployment of paratroopers to the region.
Left
Falar em negociação agora equivale a admitir derrota, diz Irã sobre os EUA
— UOL Notícias
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Center
Irã rejeita plano dos EUA para fim da guerra; Pentágono confirma envio de tropas paraquedistas à região
— BBC
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Right
Irã quer que o Líbano seja incluído em qualquer cessar-fogo, dizem fontes
— R7
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like UOL highlight Iran’s quote framing US negotiation calls as admitting defeat, emphasizing defiant Iranian tone. Center outlets like BBC report rejection and troop deployment factually without emphasis. Right-leaning R7 focuses on Iran’s demand to include Lebanon in any ceasefire per sources, portraying additional complicating conditions.

4STF deve rejeitar decisão de Mendonça sobre prorrogação da CPMI do INSS

Story gist: Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) is set to review Minister André Mendonça’s decision extending the CPMI do INSS parliamentary inquiry. The ruling is scheduled for Thursday.
Left
Centrão e PT pressionam STF contra prorrogação da CPI do INSS para evitar turbulência na eleição
— Folha de S.Paulo
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Center
STF analisa decisão de Mendonça que prorrogou CPMI do INSS nesta quinta; entenda
— G1
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Right
STF deve rejeitar decisão de Mendonça sobre prorrogação da CPMI do INSS
— Revista Oeste
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Folha frame the story as Centrão and PT pressuring STF against the extension to shield elections from turbulence, emphasizing political motivations. Center outlets like G1 offer neutral procedural explanations of the Thursday analysis. Right-leaning Revista Oeste states the expected STF rejection of Mendonça’s decision factually, omitting electoral angles.

5Governador em exercício, Ricardo Couto planeja reduzir secretarias e pedir investigação se encontrar irregularidades

Story gist: Acting Governor Ricardo Couto of Rio de Janeiro plans to reduce the number of secretariats and request investigations if irregularities are found. The TSE confirmed the election for an interim governor will be indirect, amid political developments involving PL candidate Claudio Castro.
Left
Após cassação e convite do PP, Valdemar diz que Castro permanece candidato do PL ao Senado
— UOL Notícias
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Center
Governador em exercício, Ricardo Couto planeja reduzir secretarias e pedir investigação se encontrar irregularidades
— O Globo
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Right
TSE confirma que eleição para governador-tampão no RJ será indireta
— R7
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Bias summary: Left-leaning UOL emphasizes party maneuvering, highlighting Valdemar’s insistence on Castro’s Senate candidacy post-cassation and PP invitation, suggesting political opportunism. Center O Globo neutrally focuses on Couto’s administrative cuts and probes for irregularities. Right-leaning R7 stresses TSE’s procedural confirmation of indirect election, omitting reform details; no strong tonal differences, but emphases vary on politics vs. governance vs. process.