The Ministry of Economy will publish the Expense and Income Evaluation Report, Geraldo Alckmin meets with agribusiness leaders, and next week will be the last week of the judicial and legislative recesses

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 22 Jul 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The data from the Expense and Income Evaluation Report will be discussed on Monday morning, July 25. Based on the published figures, the government is expected to announce a budget cut that could reach R$ 5 billion. As it is an election year, the decision is complex and may cause reactions from allies. Today, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), pre-candidate for vice president on Lula's ticket, has a meeting with Federal Deputy Neri Geller (PP) and Senator Carlos Fávaro (PSD), rural leaders from Mato Grosso. The idea is to try to gain support from agribusiness, which mostly supports President Jair Bolsonaro. It is worth remembering that next week will be the last for the judicial and legislative recesses. Both will return the following week, August 1.

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