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Emergency aid program boosts Bolsonaro’s popularity
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 Aug 2020

The new Datafolha poll, published today, shows that the R$ 600 emergency aid program, paid by the government to informal workers who were affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is boosting President Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity. According to the poll, the government’s positive ratings (great/goo...

Pazuello’s statements at Congressional public hearing
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 Aug 2020

Today, Eduardo Pazuello, interim Minister of Health, participated in a public hearing of the Joint Committee that monitors government spending in combating the pandemic. Pazuello’s attendance was proposed by Senator Esperidião Amin (PP-SC). Pazuello said that information on the Russian COVID-1...

Debate over the spending ceiling divides the government
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Aug 2020

The direction that the government will take after the pandemic is causing an intense internal debate. In the past few weeks, pressure has grown to increase the spending ceiling. Those advocating for this understand that resuming growth must come through an increase in public investment.

Ministry of Economy growing isolated
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Aug 2020

The resignations of the special secretaries of Privatization, Salim Mattar, and De-bureaucratization, Management and Digital Government, Paulo Uebel, had wide-ranging repercussions on the market.

Poll shows drop in social isolation
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Aug 2020

The amount of people going into work is growing, even after the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil reached 100,000 deaths and more than 3 million cases. According to the new PoderData poll, 50% of respondents said they have left home to work in the past few weeks. This is 5% higher than the amount...

After 100,000 deaths, pressure on the government grows
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Aug 2020

​During the inauguration of a COVID-19 test processing unit at the Oswald Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), in Rio de Janeiro, the interim Minister of Health, General Eduardo Pazuello, said that the government now supports social isolation.

Brazilian Politics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Aug 2020

Leaders in the House and Senate will test a voting system for presidential vetoes. Vetoes on payroll tax exemptions and sanitation will not be analyzed. The Joint Tax Reform Committee will meet again. The House may vote urgency requests for the bills on the FX market and the new bankruptcy law...

Bolsonaro seeks to minimize the negative impact of deaths from Covid-19
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Aug 2020

With the country approaching 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking to minimize the damage of the pandemic to his image. Last Thursday, in his weekly Facebook live stream, through which he usually communicates with followers, Bolsonaro declared that he has a clea...

Popularity and unemployment
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 Aug 2020

The newest PoderData poll shows that the popularity of President Jair Bolsonaro is recovering. The poll was carried out from August 3-5 and points out that his negative ratings (bad/very bad) are on a strong downward trend, although they remain high (41%). Despite these positive aspects, the issu...

The debate on the emergency aid extension
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 05 Aug 2020

While leaving the Alvorada Palace on August 5, President Jair Bolsonaro stated, “It is not possible to continue the aid for a long time,” when referring to the extension of the R$ 600 paid by the government to informal workers. Bolsonaro noted that the aid costs the federal government R$ 50 billi...

Cármen Lúcia wants explanation about dossier from Ministry of Justice
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 04 Aug 2020

Today, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Cármen Lúcia requested an explanation from the Ministry of Justice about a dossier prepared by the Secretariat of Integrated Operations (Seopi) against 579 federal and state civil servants identified as “anti-fascists”.

Fachin revokes decision that authorized Operation Car Wash to share information
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 03 Aug 2020

The Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Edson Fachin, revoked President of the Court Minister Dias Toffoli’s decision to allow Operation Car Wash to share information with the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR). Now, it is up to Toffoli to decide whether to take the case to the floor of t...

Reconfiguration of forces in the Lower House and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 03 Aug 2020

Minister Paulo Guedes takes part in a public hearing on Tax Reform on Wednesday, August 5. The Judiciary resumes activity this week. In the economy, we highlight the Central Bank meeting to set the benchmark interest rate and the release of the July IPCA results. This week’s Talking Points: ...

Clash between the STF and social media does not reduce Bolsonaro’s supporters’ digital activism
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 01 Aug 2020

In a statement made yesterday, Facebook said that it will appeal the decision of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) that closed the accounts of Bolsonaro’s supporters on its platform. Twitter also announced that it would be doing the same. STF Minister Moraes asked for the accounts to be suspended ...

The difficult debate about higher taxes
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 30 Jul 2020

According to news outlet G1, the special advisor to the Ministry of the Economy, Guilherme Afif Domingos, said that the government will include the following measures in the Tax Reform proposal: an increase in the exemption limit from the Individual Income Tax (IRPF); fewer deductions; a higher r...

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