Week of February 10

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 10 Feb 2015 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Despite the approaching Carnaval holidays, this will be an intense week in Congress. In the House, the Compulsory Budget may be voted upon. House leaders will also nominate members for the Petrobras CPI. In the Senate, the opposition is still trying to gather support for a Joint CPI. The president’s plummeting popularity will have repercussions in the legislature. Dilma’s Popularity Plummets in an Adverse Scenario Impact on governabilityCorruption, the second biggest worryEconomic expectations A Datafolha poll (February 3-5) revealed a significant drop in President Dilma Rousseff’s populari...

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