Polls reveal a record number of undecided, blank and null votes and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 21 May 2018 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Three new polls on the presidential succession may be released tomorrow, May 22. Also on Tuesday, PT governors discuss the presidential succession with Party President Gleisi Hoffmann. Tomorrow, the MDB presents a preliminary version of the document "Encontro com o futuro" (“A Date with the Future”), with proposals for the country, during the launch of the pre-candidacy of former Minister Henrique Meirelles. On Wednesday, May 23, Jair Bolsonaro’s (PSL) allies promote a meeting with federal representatives.

This week’s Talking Points
• Polls reveal a record number of undecided, blank and null votes
• Three questions for Rep. Domingos Neto, leader of the PSD in the Lower House
• The Center remains fragmented
• The PT/Ciro Gomes dispute
• The government is worried about gas prices
• A decisive phase for the Eletrobras privatization

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