TV ad time does not equal electoral success and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 30 Jul 2018 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

These are the last few days for political parties to hold their conventions and define candidates and coalitions ahead of the October elections; the deadline is Sunday, August 5. At least five additional presidential candidates will be made official in the next few days. Congress and the Superior Court resume activity. In the economy, we highlight the Central Bank decision on the benchmark interest rate (Selic).

This week’s Talking Points
• TV ad time does not equal electoral success
• The MDB candidacy
• Potential VPs
• The main topics for August
• The congressional agenda and the electoral period
• Controversial court decisions in the second semester

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