The positive agenda, President Bolsonaro’s popularity and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 05 Aug 2019 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Lower House may conclude voting on Pension Reform, sending the text to the Senate. Caixa releases the calendar for withdrawals from FGTS and PIS/PASEP accounts; the government estimates an injection of R$ 28 billion in the economy this year. On Thursday, IBGE releases inflation data for July.

This week’s Talking Points:
* The positive agenda and President Bolsonaro’s popularity
* Economic and regulatory proposals on the congressional agenda
* Political atmosphere in the legislative branch likely to remain tense
* Reforms are a springboard for the PSDB

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