Three polls will be published this week, the public servants issue remains, and the government may make a decision on the debt refinancing program for micro and small businesses and individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEI)

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 10 Jan 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

On Wednesday, the Banco Genial/Quaest Pesquisas poll results should be released. On Thursday, the Exame Magazine/Instituto Ideia poll results and on Friday, the XP/Ipespe poll results should also be released. The polls are expected to show that the polarization between former President Lula (PT) and President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) continues. The movement in favor of a salary raise among public servants is gaining momentum, with new groups joining the cause and threats of strike. After employees of the Federal Revenue Service and the Central Bank resigned, more than 150 Labor inspectors have left their positions of leadership or management. The government may also announce a decision later this week on a refinancing program, Refis, for micro and small businesses and for individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEI). The Ministry of the Economy calculated the refinancing program measure at R$1.689 billion and therefore recommended the President's veto. In Congress, some are already considering overturning the veto.

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