The House may vote on the national nursing salary floor, the União Brasil party should decide whether it will remain in the third-way alliance, and former President Lula expected to officially launch his presidential candidacy on Saturday

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 02 May 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

As an agreement has not been reached on the source of funding for the national nursing salary floor bill, the vote will most likely be postponed. If the matter is put to a vote, it will likely be approved — even without a source of funding. Currently, the trend is for the União Brasil party to leave the third-way alliance, which includes the PSDB, MDB and Cidadania. The departure of the União Brasil greatly weakens the group. Rumors about the possibility of Lula's giving up the presidential race have been recurrent but they are expected to subside after the official launch of his candidacy. Last week, Lula said, "I'm back to run for president." In economic news, it is important to note that the Selic is expected to be increased once again — from 11.75% to 12.75%.

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