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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...

Political crisis “goes one step further”
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 May 2020

The temperature of the political clash between President Jair Bolsonaro and the governors remains quite high. Although Bolsonaro has stated that he is willing to talk to the governors, and the Provisional Measure (MP) that frees public officials from responsibility for any mistakes or omissions i...

Bolsonaro’s partial victory in the “war of narratives”
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 May 2020

Amid rumors about the presence of allegedly “devastating content” against President Jair Bolsonaro in the video of the ministerial cabinet meeting on April 22, the three ministers, General Augusto Heleno (Institutional Security Office), General Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Government Secretariat) and Gene...

Perspectives for banking legislation in the Senate
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 May 2020

The voting agenda for the Senate tomorrow, May 14, includes a bill that limits interest rates on credit cards and overdrafts (PL 1166/2020). For next week, there are plans to include analysis of the proposal that increases the CSLL (Social Contribution on Profits) for financial institutions, insu...

Political tension on the horizon
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 May 2020

The testimonies given today by Ministers Augusto Heleno (Institutional Security Office), Braga Netto (Civil House) and Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Government Secretariat) may be decisive in the inquiry opened at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to investigate the accusations made by former Minister Sergio...

First hearing in the investigation
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 May 2020

Today began the first testimonies of the investigation into the alleged attempt by President Bolsonaro to politically interfere in the Federal Police (PF), following accusations from former Cabinet Minister Sergio Moro. The hearing of Mauricio Valeixo, the previous director of the PF,​ in Curitib...

The temptation to spend and Paulo Guedes’s exposure
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 May 2020

President Bolsonaro may sign into law the bill that provides aid to states and municipalities. Salary increases for civil servants will be vetoed. Ministers Braga Netto (Chief of Staff), Augusto Heleno (Institutional Security) and Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Government Secretariat) will testify to Federa...

Coronavirus tension continues
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 May 2020

The dispute between the Planalto Palace and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) is ongoing. The Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked today that STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes reconsider the decision that suspended the inauguration of Alexandre Ramagem as director-general of the Federal Police (PF)...

Visit to the Supreme Court adds institutional stress
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 May 2020

President Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by Ministers Paulo Guedes (Economy), André Mendonça (Justice) and Luiz Eduardo Ramos (Government Secretariat), in addition to business representatives, walked from the Planalto Palace to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for a “courtesy visit”. According to Bol...

Moves to ease the crisis
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 06 May 2020

The appointment of Fernando Marcondes de Araújo Leão to be the general director of the Department of Works Against Droughts (DNOCS), replacing José Rosilonio Magalhães de Araújo, signals that the negotiations of President Jair Bolsonaro with the centrist parties (Centrão) are advancing. Araújo Le...

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