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Political Insights: Week of June 23
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 23 Jun 2014

This will be a crucial week for the October elections, as several party conventions are scheduled for the coming days. The deadline for parties to determine candidates and coalitions is June 30. The PSB formalizes the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Campos this Saturday, June 28. Government Eva...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 Jun 2014

CNI/Ibope: Dilma leads; candidate rejection increases Government Evaluation On Thursday, June 19, a CNI/Ibope poll on the presidential succession and evaluation of the Dilma Rousseff administration, conducted June 13-15, was released.Compared to the June 4-7 poll (the Ibope poll contracted by the...

Political Insights: Week of June 16
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Jun 2014

A quiet week in Congress:On Tuesday, because of the national team’s game against Mexico, federal civil servants will be released from work at 12:30pm.Thursday is a national holiday (Corpus Christi).A new presidential poll by CNI/Ibope may be released on Friday. Dilma’s decree on popular participa...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Jun 2014

Ibope: Dilma down, opponents up Yesterday, June 10, the Ibope Institute released a new presidential voting intention and government evaluation poll.The poll was contracted by the Union of Aldermen of the State of São Paulo and conducted on June 4-7.The poll presented some interesting new facts: 1...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Jun 2014

Dilma Continues Her Slide in Polls and Reinforces Polarization between the PT and PSDB On Friday, June 6, the Datafolha Institute released a new presidential voting intention poll, conducted June 3-5.The poll shows that President Dilma Rousseff (PT) is still in the lead but continues to lose grou...

Political Insights: Week of June 9
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Jun 2014

A busy week ahead:Two presidential polls will be released, Ibope and Vox Populi.The party convention period also begins.The PMDB is expected to formalize its support for the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff (PT).The PSB launches former Governor Eduardo Campos and former Senator Marina Silva...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 02 Jun 2014

Carta Capital magazine interviews Lula Former President Lula gave a long interview to Carta Capital magazine. Some points from the interview are worth highlighting. When asked about the relationship between the World Cup and the elections, the former president said he did not believe the event wo...

Political Insights: Week of June 2
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 02 Jun 2014

The House agenda contains several controversial topics, including the suspension of the act by the National Agency of Electric Energy (Aneel) denying compensation of R$ 7 billion to residential electricity consumers, the end of social security contributions from inactive civil servants, and the r...

Political Insights: Week of May 27
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 27 May 2014

Several important events are expected this week.The STF rules on the case that questions savings account losses during economic plans of the late 80s and early 90s.The Central Bank makes its interest rate decision.Minister of Finance Guido Mantega meets with industry representatives to discuss pa...

Political Insights: Week of July 19
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 May 2014

A new Ibope presidential poll will be released this week.Mayors meet with Finance Minister Guido Mantega to request an increase in federal resources.In the House, the bill that corrects the income tax for individuals may be voted upon.The Petrobras CPIs continue on the agenda in the Senate and Co...

Political Insights: Week of May 12
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 May 2014

The 10-minute PT party ad will air on Thursday, with Dilma Rousseff and Lula as the focus of the ad.Guido Mantega goes to the House to address the Petrobras allegations as well as the economic scenario.Congress continues focus on the Petrobras CPI.Mayors from all over the country will take part i...

Political Insights: Week of May 5
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 05 May 2014

The creation of the Petrobras CPI will once again be one of the main topics for the week as party leaders may decide whether the Committee will be made up of senators or whether it will be a Joint CPI, with federal representatives.This weekend a new Datafolha poll on the presidential race will be...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 30 Apr 2014

CNT/MDA: New poll reveals declining popularity and intended votes for Dilma Rousseff On Tuesday (29), CNT/MDA released a new poll, conducted on April 20-25, on evaluations of the Dilma administration and the presidential race.The poll on the government demonstrated the same trend recently present...

Politcal Insights: Week of April 28
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Apr 2014

Despite the holiday on Thursday (Labor Day), this promises to be a busy week.Petrobras allegations are still on the legislative agenda.A new poll on the presidential race will be released.On Friday and Saturday, the PT discusses the Directives Program for the Dilma Administration. Main topics on ...

Political Insights: Week of April 21
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 Apr 2014

The Monday (April 21) Tiradentes holiday will slow down legislative activity.The Senate may vote on the Internet Framework Law.In the House, the Ethics Council may vote on the preliminary report in favor of the removal of Rep. André Vargas (PT-SP).On Wednesday, President Dilma Rousseff participat...

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