The PSDB meets to discuss Doria’s letter to the party’s president, Bolsonaro once again criticizes the electoral process, and public servants are on strike for a salary raise

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 17 May 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

In his letter, Doria claims he is being targeted by repeated "coup attempts". He faces resistance inside and outside the PSDB. He does not believe that the selection of the presidential candidate of the third-way alliance should be made according to polling results. If he is not chosen, he is considering taking the matter to court. At a supermarket fair in São Paulo, Bolsonaro said that we may have troubled elections and asked, “Imagine ending the elections and having either side wonder whether the results are legitimate.” As we approach the elections, the tension between the branches of government is likely to increase. Public servants, specialists in public policies and management, in addition to planning and budgeting employees, are on strike due to a lack of salary raises. The National Treasury employees will also meet to decide whether they will go on strike. The civil service is not satisfied with the 5% raise suggested by the federal government.

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