00:00And we stay in Brazil with the general elections of Sunday, October 4th saw significant legislative gains for right-wing
00:05forces, with flagged Bolsonaro's Liberal Party leading seat counts in both houses of Congress.
00:11Precisely, the Liberal Party won 121 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, becoming the second largest elected bloc since their
00:17return to democracy.
00:18For its part, the Brazilian Federation of Hope, which represents the left and central parties, seat 88 deputies, while the
00:25Progressive Union Federation was the third more represented, obtaining 87 seats.
00:30Meanwhile, in the Senate, out of the 54 Senators elected, 34 were from the right or far right.
00:36Here, the Liberal Party secured 19 additional seats, for a total of 28, as the ruling Workers' Party won 6
00:42seats, reaching a total of 9.
00:43At the same time, the Brazilian Democratic Movement secured 7 seats for a total of 8.
00:49This, advanced by the conservative and central right bloc in the National Congress, expands their influence in the capital of
00:55Brasilia,
00:55particularly through greater control over federal spending and leverage over presidential appointments.
