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Pressure increases for the extension of the R$ 600 aid
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 24 Jun 2020

After the president of the House of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), defended the extension of emergency aid in the amount of R$ 600 for two more months, and the emergence of the movement “Basic Income That We Want”, which unites 163 civil society movements, today it was the turn of the MDB, thro...

Weintraub exit continues to generate controversy
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 23 Jun 2020

The departure from Brazil last Saturday of former Minister of Education Abraham Weintraub continues to cause controversy. Weintraub´s sudden trip to the United States, where he plans to work as director of the World Bank, caused surprised last week – to take office, there are still bureaucratic i...

PGR identifies transfers to finance anti-democratic demonstrations; Flávio Bolsonaro tries to minimize wear
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Jun 2020

Federal deputies Guiga Peixoto (PSL-SP), Aline Sleutjes (PSL-PR), General Girão (PSL-RN) and Bia Kicis (PSL-DF) used funds from the parliamentary quota to finance anti-democratic acts. The transfers, totaling R$30 thousand, were identified by the Prosecutor-General´s Office (PGR). The funds were ...

Bolsonaro under pressure and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 Jun 2020

The Senate will try to vote on the postponement of the municipal elections this Tuesday. There is no consensus on the issue, and some of the Centrão want to postpone the elections until 2022. Another important item on the agenda is the Sanitation Law. Provisional Measures will be analyzed in the ...

On the defensive, the government shows a willingness to dialogue
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 Jun 2020

Despite the news from the main media outlets trying to connect Fabrício Queiroz, former aide to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Republicanos-RJ) from the time Flávio was a state deputy in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), with President Jair Bolsonaro, for now there are no facts to prove this relationship. However,...

More problems for Bolsonaro
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 Jun 2020

The arrest of Fabrício Queiroz, a former aide to Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Republicanos-RJ) during the time he served as state deputy in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), does not involve President Jair Bolsonaro. However, it does bring constraints to the Planalto Palace for the alleged involvement of the pre...

Armistice between the powers
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Jun 2020

The decision of the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, to ask for the breach of bank secrecy of federal deputies Bia Kicis (PSL-DF), Carla Zambelli (PSL-SP), Cabo Junio Amaral (PSL-MG), Otoni de Paula (PSC-RJ), Daniel Silveira (PSL-RJ), Carolina de Toni (PSL-SC), Al...

The Federal Police operation reaches presidential allies
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Jun 2020

The Federal Police (PF) acted today on search and seizure warrants, under Operation “Lume”, against allies of President Jair Bolsonaro for alleged involvement in anti-democratic demonstrations. The operation was authorized by the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, w...

Funchal appointment shows commitment to fiscal austerity
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 Jun 2020

Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes acted quickly and appointed economist Bruno Funchal as the new Secretary of the National Treasury. He will replace Mansueto Almeida, who will step down by August. Funchal is currently the Director of Programs at the Ministry of Economy. Before that, he was Secreta...

Mansueto’s exit and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 Jun 2020

A busy week in Brasília: Congress analyzes presidential vetoes. The Senate may vote on MP 936, on salary and working-hour reductions. The Federal Supreme Court resumes discussion of the "Fake News" inquiry. In the economy, we highlight the Copom meeting on interest rates. Mansueto Almeida’s exit ...

Polls show 48% disapprove of the government; 28% approve
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Jun 2020

Two polls released in the last 48 hours – DataPoder360 and XP/Ipespe – show a similar scenario regarding the popularity of the Jair Bolsonaro government. In the DataPoder360 poll, the government´s negative (bad/very bad) rating reached 47%. On the other hand, the positive evaluation (great/goo...

Fábio Faria's appointment to the Ministry of Communications
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Jun 2020

President Jair Bolsonaro announced yesterday, June 10, the re-creation of the Ministry of Communications, which is no longer part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and appointed Federal Rep. Fábio Faria (PSD-RN) as its minister. Faria's appointment has the following consequences: ...

TSE cases and the Fake News Inquiry put pressure on Bolsonaro
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 10 Jun 2020

The trial in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) of two cases filed by then-candidates Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) and Marina Silva (Rede), asking for the annulment of the electoral ticket of Jair Bolsonaro and Hamilton Mourão, after a hacker attack against a Facebook group entitled “Women united agai...

The government is working on social assistance
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Jun 2020

The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, confirmed today that the government will extend the payment of emergency aid for informal workers for another two months. However, Guedes has not yet revealed what the installment will be. In previous instances, President Jair Bolsonaro had spoken of R$ 300....

More wear on Bolsonaro for COVID-19 decisions
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Jun 2020

The controversy surrounding the disclosure of cases and deaths by COVID-19 represents a new focus of wear for the Jair Bolsonaro government. The Ministry of Health´s decision to change the way coronavirus data is disclosed caused negative repercussions in public opinion. Last Saturday, the Min...

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