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Guedes asks for cooperation
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 29 May 2020

After first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 1.5%, and in view of the intensification of the institutional dispute between the Executive Branch and the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes made an appeal for cooperation. In a virtual seminar promoted by ...

Bolsonaro’s reaction increases tension
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 May 2020

The tension between branches of government has been growing in the last hours and is taking on the appearance of a potential institutional crisis. After the repercussions from the Federal Police (PF) operation against allies, militants and parliamentarians linked to the Bolsonarismo, President Ja...

Disapproval of the administration reaches 43%
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 May 2020

"Bad/Very bad” evaluations of the Jair Bolsonaro administration increased by five percentage points in nearly 30 days, reaching the highest level of disapproval since August 2019, according to the most recent Datafolha poll released today, May 28. On the other hand, Bolsonaro continues to demonst...

PF operation hits Bolsonaro allies and keeps the political climate tense
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 27 May 2020

Today the Federal Police (PF) conducted search and seizure operations within the scope of the “fake news inquiry”. The measures were authorized by Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes. According to Moraes, the investigations showed that a group produced and dissemina...

Maia tries to defuse the institutional climate
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 26 May 2020

In view of the turbulence in the relationship between the Planalto Palace and the Supreme Federal Court (STF), the Speaker of the House of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), on May 26, at the House plenary, gave a moderate speech and established his position. Carefully and looking for conciliation,...

Institutional noise amid the worsening of the pandemic
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 26 May 2020

President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday made a surprise visit to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR) to greet Attorney Carlos Vilhena, who took office as the new head of the Attorney General’s Office. Bolsonaro also met with Prosecutor General Augusto Aras. Bolsonaro’s trip to the PGR occurred after...

Brazilian Politics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 25 May 2020

Continued repercussions about the video of the April 22 cabinet meeting released by STF Minister Celso de Mello. Bolsonaro sanctions emergency aid for states and municipalities. The Lower House may vote a provisional measure that reduces salaries and working hours. Congress installs a working ...

Bolsonaro Administration
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 May 2020

The video does not strengthen impeachment. The release of the April 22 cabinet meeting is not the oft-discussed “silver bullet” for Pres. Jair Bolsonaro, though it could lead to inconvenient consequences. For now, the accusations leveled by former Minister of Justice Sergio Moro of crimes comm...

Excerpts from the cabinet meeting video released so far reinforce Bolsonaro’s narrative
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 22 May 2020

​The Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Celso de Mello, released practically the entire video of the ministerial cabinet meeting that took place on April 22, pointed out by former minister Sergio Moro as proof that President Jair Bolsonaro tried to intervene politically in the Federal P...

Progress in Bolsonaro’s relationship with state governors
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 May 2020

President Jair Bolsonaro’s video conference with state governors was an important institutional advance amid the health and economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Bolsonaro and the governors momentarily set aside the differences to sign two important agreements: 1. The...

The debate over chloroquine reinforces polarization
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 May 2020

The Ministry of Health today announced a protocol that allows for the use of chloroquine for mild cases of COVID-19 in the Unified Health System (SUS). Until then, the protocol established the prescription of the drug only for more severe cases. This issue was one of the reasons that led to t...

The military gains space in the government
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 May 2020

The interim Minister of Health, General Eduardo Pazuello, on May 19 appointed nine men with a military background to positions in the ministry, further expanding the influence of the Armed Forces in the Jair Bolsonaro government. Even though Pazuello is temporarily commanding the Ministry of Heal...

Emergency aid and political appointments shield Bolsonaro
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 May 2020

The second installment of the emergency aid benefit in the amount of R$ 600 began to be paid today by the Jair Bolsonaro government to informal workers. The first recipients will be the beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família program. Workers who are in the Cadastro Único and do not receive Bolsa Famí...

The danger of financial and fiscal populism in Congress
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 May 2020

President Jair Bolsonaro discusses the veto of the bill that allows for civil servant salary increases with governors. Federal representatives analyze the bill on judicial recovery and bankruptcies during the pandemic and the provisional measure on the reduction of salaries and working hours for ...

Teich's resignation may intensify the crisis
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 May 2020

Nelson Teich’s resignation from the Ministry of Health poses yet another problem for the government to manage amid the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic. The second change of minister – the first to leave was Luiz Henrique Mandetta – shows that President Jair Bolsonaro lacks clear direction i...

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