Brazil's Bolsonaro sees trouble for new spending rules in Senate

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for the G20 leaders summit in Rome, Italy October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday said he is confident the lower House will vote to raise a government spending cap and stagger payment of court-ordered debts, but he foresees trouble for passage in the Senate.

A constitutional amendment must pass twice with at least three fifths of the votes in each chamber, but this one passed a first test in the lower house last week by just four votes.