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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...

Vox Populi poll on brazil presidential election
BRAZIL POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Apr 2014

The Vox Populi Institute released a new voting intentions poll for the presidential race, conducted on April 6-8. The poll reveals a stable scenario, compared to February. According to the results, president Dilma Rousseff (PT), with 40% of intended votes, would win in the first round. Senator Aé...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Apr 2014

Vox Populi shows a stable scenario On April 16, the Vox Populi Institute released a new voting intention poll, conducted April 6-8, for the presidential race.The poll reveals a stable scenario compared to February (see Table 1 below). According to the results, President Dilma Rousseff (PT), with ...

Political Insights: Week of April 14
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 Apr 2014

The presidential race begins a new chapter with the launch of the candidacies of Eduardo Campos (PSB) for President and Marina Silva for Vice President. Two presidential polls may be released this week: Vox Populi and another Ibope poll. The battle for the installation of the Petrobras CPI contin...

News polls for president in Brazil
BRAZIL POLITICS · In Brief · 13 Apr 2014

These week, two news polls for President in Brazil will be released. From Tuesday, Vox Populi survey conducted between April 6 and 8, may be disclosed. From Thursday, a Ibope survey (between 10-17 April) may be released also. We expect that these two new polls will confirm Dilma's fall in the two...

Political Insights: Week of April 8
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Apr 2014

The allegations involving Petrobras continue to reverberate in Congress. The decision by Senate President Renan Calheiros to expand the scope of the investigation involving the governments of the PSDB and PSB will be analyzed by the Constitution and Justice Committee and the floor. Regarding the ...

Political Insights: Week of March 31
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 31 Mar 2014

This week, the Petrobras CPI (Parliamentary Investigative Committee) will be the main focus in the Legislative. In the Senate, the opposition is pressuring Renan Calheiros to read the request for the creation of the CPI. The opposition is also trying to create a Joint Committee, made up of congre...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 27 Mar 2014

Ibope: President’s popularity wanes The most recent CNI/Ibope poll, conducted from March 14-17 and released earlier today, showed a sharp drop in the approval ratings of the Dilma administration. Such a change has not occurred since the widespread protests in June of last year. The poll also show...

Political Insights: Week of March 24
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 24 Mar 2014

On Tuesday, the opposition discusses the creation of a Parliamentary Investigative Committee to investigate the Petrobras purchase of a refinery in Texas. The House may vote on the Internet Framework Law.A Joint Congressional Committee may vote on the provisional measure that deals with taxation ...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 Mar 2014

Desire for change challenges Dilma’s lead On Thursday evening, March 20, Ibope released a presidential voting intention poll. The poll, conducted on March 13-17, presented practically the same results as the previous poll from November. However, even though President Dilma has a comfortable lead ...

Political Insights: Week of March 17
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Mar 2014

The week begins with the new ministers’ taking office. The government will face an important test this week in its crisis with the allied base. Congress will analyze 12 presidential vetoes, among them the veto of the bill that establishes the criteria for the creation, incorporation, merger and d...

Political Insights: Week of March 10
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Mar 2014

In the House, leaders will attempt a vote on the Internet Framework Law. In the Senate, the Constitution and Justice Committee will vote on state and municipal debt with the federal government. President Dilma may announce changes to the ministerial team, and congressmen from the PMDB discuss the...

Brazil Presidential Election
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 Feb 2014

Dilma Maintains Her Lead In A Complex Scenario On Tuesday CNT released a new poll evaluating the Dilma Rousseff administration, as well as the presidential succession. The poll, conducted on February 9-14, is the first poll released in 2014 and has a 2.2 percent margin of error. Approval of the g...

Political Insights: Week of February 18
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 Feb 2014

Great expectations from the market regarding spending cuts to be announced by the government this week, as well as the fiscal target for 2014. The decision is seen as essential for the government to raise the credibility of its economic policy. The first presidential voting intention poll of the ...

Political Insights: Week of February 10
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Feb 2014

The government resumes discussions with the PMDB on ministerial changes. There are rumors that Minister Fernando Pimentel will leave his position this week. In the House, Henrique Eduardo Alves announced that he will put the Internet Framework Law up for a vote, but the lack of consensus could, o...

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