Political Insights: Week of November 4

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 04 Nov 2013 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

A busy week in Congress: In the House, the rapporteur of the Mining Code may present his report. On the House floor, the new Civil Process Code may be voted upon. In the Senate, two important Constitutional amendment proposals are on the agenda: the Compulsory Budget and the amendment to institute open votes for all congressional voting. On Friday, the IBGE releases inflation data for October. The Strength Of The PMDB In Congress The PT resisted giving up command of the House and Senate to the PMDB for as long as it could.The reason is that leaving the PMDB in command of both houses would g...

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