Week of April 10

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 10 Apr 2017 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

A shorter week in Brasília due to the Friday holiday. The Central Bank meets this week to set the benchmark interest rate (Selic); another reduction is expected. In the Lower House, the floor may vote on the Fiscal Recovery Plan for States. The rapporteur of Labor Reform should present his report.

This week’s Talking Points:
• Pension Reform: The temperature in the Special Committee
• Lower House begins voting phase of Labor Reform
• Lower House: Support for the government drops in May
• More of the same in the PT

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