Emergency aid, Bolsonaro, the municipal elections and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 19 Oct 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The highlight of the week will be the confirmation hearings in the Senate for government appointees to regulatory agencies, the TCU and CVM. Senators will also analyze the president’s first appointment to the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Kassio Marques, while the STF will decide on the removal of Senator Chico Rodrigues (DEM).

This week’s Talking Points

* Evaluation of political risk.

* Without the LDO, the government would shut down.

* Emergency aid, Bolsonaro and the municipal elections.

* Vote shifts to the center-right in state capitals.

* A new party bloc in the Lower House favors Maia.

* North and Midwest regions sustain Bolsonaro’s popularity in state capitals.

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