Brazilian state legislatures approve LDOs and sectoral reforms

State assemblies in Brazil approved a series of budgetary guidelines and sector‑specific bills in mid‑July. The Mato Grosso Legislative Assembly (ALMT) saw its Constitution, Justice and Drafting Committee endorse the 2027 Law of Directional Guidelines (LDO) and pass more than 30 items, including measures to expand funding for early‑childhood education, adjust agricultural policies and update the State Health Council. The same chamber’s Health, Pensions and Social Assistance Committee approved a program to combat gambling addiction and reorganised the State Health Council, while the Agro‑pecuary Committee gave favorable opinions to 29 proposals covering equestrian events, sanitary inspections, family‑farm fairs and a tools bank for small producers. In Rio Grande do Sul, the state assembly approved its 2027 LDO, projecting a R$ 4.8 billion deficit and allocating R$ 3 billion of the Funrigs fund to road works without concessions, plus modest earmarks for higher education and women‑violence programs. The Goiás City Council (Câmara de Goiânia) also passed its 2027 LDO, forecasting a modest surplus and prioritising education, health, infrastructure and transport spending. Additionally, a technical visit was scheduled by the Mato Grosso Territorial Revision Commission to the border area between Poxoréu and Primavera do Leste to present the findings of a municipal viability study that will be put to a plebiscite in the 2026 elections. These coordinated legislative actions shape fiscal priorities and sectoral regulation across several Brazilian states.