Guedes said that he would likely continue in the government if Bolsonaro is re-elected, the energy and fuel tariffs remain an issue, and the government publishes the income and expenditure report today

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 20 May 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

This was the first time Paulo Guedes admitted to the possibility of staying in the government. President Jair Bolsonaro had already stated that the relationship between the two is still very good and that, if he would like, Guedes would continue in a possible second term. The president of the House, Arthur Lira, said that he will vote next Tuesday on the Complementary Law Bill (PLP) 18/22 that zeroes energy, telecommunications and transport tariffs. Yesterday, Bolsonaro said that the federal government will need to cut R$ 10 billion from ministries to make room in the spending ceiling for extra expenses — and if a 5% salary raise is granted to the civil service, another R$ 7 billion in expenses would have to be cut.

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