GDP growth strengthens Guedes and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 09 Dec 2019 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

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’ divestment plan. The Central Bank sets the benchmark interest rate (Selic).

This week’s Talking Points
* The Brasilia Triangle
* The agenda in the last week of legislative activity
* The anti-crime package and lower court convictions split the Lower House and the Senate
* GDP growth strengthens Guedes
* The consequences of punishing Bolsonaro’s supporters in the PSL
* Datafolha: Jair Bolsonaro’s approval rating is stable
* An open, less bureaucratic and ideological Mercosur.

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