President Bolsonaro is negotiating a PEC with Congress to reduce the price of fuel and electricity, today is the deadline for him to sanction the 2022 Federal Budget, and a new poll on the presidential race will be published next week

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 21 Jan 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he is negotiating a Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) with Congress to reduce the price of fuel and electricity. The matter has support in the House, the Senate and the Executive Office. The proposal should be presented to Congress in February. In relation to the Budget, the government may veto up to R$ 9 billion of measures to guarantee funds for certain expenses. If that happens, there will be negative reactions in Congress. The new poll next week may show the impact of the Auxílio Brasil payments of R$ 400, but it should be a very low impact. This poll will likely be similar to the polls that have been released in recent days.

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