Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here’s what to know

SAO PAULO -- Brazil’s elections have shifted its Congress to the right regardless of who wins Sunday's presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Many lawmakers taking office in February 2027 are keen to reshape the nation’s Supreme Court, economy, human rights protections and environmental policies.If right-wing and centrist lawmakers unite, they will command a simple majority in the 513-seat lower house and could even assemble a supermajority in a broad alliance to change Brazil’s constitution. A similar dynamic is expected in the Senate. Analysts and politicians agree there could be long-lasting impacts in Brazil and in Latin America.Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party won an additional 23 seats in the lower house and nearly doubled its Senate seats, mostly at the expense of centrist parties. Lula's Workers' Party held onto roughly the same number of seats.Those figures could still change as some lawmakers change parties after their election.Here is a look at how this right-leaning Congress could reshape Brazil’s agenda.Bolsonaro’s congressional allies want, above all, to impeach Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who chaired the investig...