Reconfiguration of forces in the Lower House and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 03 Aug 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

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:

* Evaluation of political risk

* Does friction in the Centrão hinder reforms?

* Reconfiguration of forces in the Lower House

* Main items on the August agenda

* Car Wash under “attack”

* Congress once again triggers the STF to avoid the sale of Petrobras refineries.

* The TCU endorses the privatization of refineries.

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