The “Alliance for Brazil” marks a restructuring of Brazil’s party system and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 18 Nov 2019 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

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 Convention of the Alliance for Brazil, Bolsonaro’s new political party, will take place in Brasília.

This week's Talking Points

* Employment MP tug of war

* Creation of the “Alliance for Brazil” marks a restructuring of Brazil’s party system

* Lula’s limited ability to mobilize

* Poor attendance at the pro-Bolsonaro demonstration

* BRICS: surprising pragmatism.

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