The Pension Reform battle in Congress

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

This week’s Talking Points:
• The Pension Reform battle in Congress
• Widespread support for Pension Reform in the Lower House
• The Bebianno issue
• The dangers of Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry (CPIs)
• Doria retains prominence
• The TST’s decision strengthens the privatization agenda

On Wednesday (20), Jair Bolsonaro will make a public address about Pension Reform. The proposal will be sent to Congress on the same day. The Speaker of the Lower House, Rodrigo Maia, meets with governors in Brasília to discuss the reform. On Tuesday, Sérgio Moro’s anticrime proposals arrive in Congress. The Lower House may conclude voting on the bill that deals with the positive registry (cadastro positivo).

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