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Is Congress still committed to structural reforms and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 Jan 2020

On Monday, January 20, the new pricing table for roadway cargo goes into effect. On Tuesday, President Bolsonaro leads a cabinet team meeting. Minister of the Economy Paulo Guedes participates in the World Economic Forum, in Davos, where he will meet with business representatives. This week's ...

2020 political drivers and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 13 Jan 2020

A relatively quiet week - President Jair Bolsonaro resumes his activities after a period of rest. Civil servants discuss a campaign for salary increases and a possible strike on March 18. On Thursday, January 16, the Central Bank releases the IBC-Br (GDP preview) for November. This week's Talk...

The rise of Rodrigo Maia and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Dec 2019

The week begins with the threat of a truckers’ strike. This is the final week of legislative activity for the year: after the vote on the 2020 Budget, scheduled for Tuesday, Congress enters its end-of-year recess, with activity resuming on February 2. The Lower House will try to conclude the vote...

GDP growth strengthens Guedes and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 09 Dec 2019

The Lower House may vote on the new framework for basic sanitation and the bill on the use of ICMS credit by companies. The Senate CCJ analyzes the bill on arrests following a higher court conviction. The STF discusses independent candidacies on Monday, December 9, and the decree on Petrobras’ di...

The government is a passenger on the congressional train and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 02 Dec 2019

President Jair Bolsonaro takes part in the Mercusur Summit in Rio Grande do Sul. In the Lower House, we highlight the vote on the new regulatory framework for sanitation. Congress analyzes presidential vetoes, including the veto that would allow for the return of free party advertising. The Feder...

Car wash operation
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 27 Nov 2019

Following the votes of the rapporteur and the reviewer, the President of the Eighth Panel of the TRF 4th Region, Judge Thompson Flores, in closing today's trial, voted preliminarily against the annulment of the sentence on the case of the Atibaia ranch based on the order in which the final allega...

Strikes, demonstrations on the radar and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 25 Nov 2019

The voting agenda in the Senate includes a bill that allows for arrests following a conviction by a higher court. On Tuesday, the TSE decides whether it will accept electronic signatures for the creation of political parties. On Wednesday, the STF resumes analysis on access to confidential data. ...

The “Alliance for Brazil” marks a restructuring of Brazil’s party system and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 18 Nov 2019

Arrests after a higher court conviction will be a point of discussion in the Lower House and Senate. Wednesday is the deadline for the presentation of amendments to MP #905/19, which deals with labor contracts. The Senate will vote on the Parallel Pension Proposal. On Thursday, the First National...

Pension Reform will be promulgated
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Nov 2019 · 1 response

Pension Reform will be promulgated on Tuesday. The Senate should conclude the first round of the Parallel Pension Proposal the same day, including states and municipalities. The government should sent its Administrative Reform proposal to the Lower House. On Wednesday and Thursday, Brasília wi...

Lula’s release will intensify polarization
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 08 Nov 2019

The release of former President Lula (PT), a consequence of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision to restrict arrests until all legal appeals are exhausted, will give the opposition, especially the PT, much-needed political breathing room. Lula has been incarcerated since April 7 of last year at t...

Polarization likely to remain intense and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 04 Nov 2019

President Jair Bolsonaro will deliver a set of post-Pension Reform proposals to Congress. Pre-salt auctions take place on Wednesday. The Senate may vote on the Parallel Pension Reform proposal, which includes states and municipalities. On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court resumes discussion on ...

Pension Reform ‒ what is yet to come and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Oct 2019

President Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after a trip to Asia and the Middle East. In Congress, expectations are growing regarding the government’s post-Pension agenda, which includes items related to the Federative Pact, the golden rule, constitutional funds and Administrative Reform. On Wedne...

Low risk of alteration in the Pension Reform proposal and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 21 Oct 2019

President Bolsonaro will spend the week travelling through Asia and the Middle East. The Senate votes on the second round of Pension Reform. The government has promised to announce a post-Pension Reform agenda on Wednesday, October 23. The STF discusses arrests following conviction by a higher co...

Brazilian politics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 14 Oct 2019

Continued repercussions of the disagreements between Bolsonaro and the PSL. The Senate votes on the distribution of resources from the Transfer of Rights among states and municipalities. As for pension reform, the deadline for discussion before the second round, scheduled for the 22nd, ends this ...

Pension Reform Proposal: the final steps
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 07 Oct 2019

A slow week in Brasília – because of the canonization of Sister Dulce on October 13, parliamentarians, governors and other authorities will travel to Rome. Congress meets on October 8 to analyze the LDO and vetoes. The five-business-day waiting period for second round discussions on Pension Refor...

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