Political Insights: Week of July 29

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 29 Jul 2013 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Congress resumes activity on Thursday, but voting will begin next week. This week we highlight the economy, with the release of the commercial balance for July, industrial production for June and other indicators. Dilma’s interview Sunday’s Folha newspaper contained a three-page interview with President Dilma Rousseff. She spoke about the June protests, reaffirmed her relationship with former President Lula, defended the need for political reform, disregarded talk of ministerial reductions as well as changes to the economic team and answered critics of her administration regarding inflation...

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