The presidential race and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 26 Feb 2018 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro is still a focal point; this week, General Walter Souza Braga Netto will release a plan of action for the state. President Temer may announce the new Minister of Public Security, a cabinet ministry to be created via provisional measure. In the Lower House, we highlight the urgency vote for the bill on payroll tax exemptions. The IBGE releases the 2017 GDP results on Thursday, March 1.

This week’s Talking Points:
• The MDB and the presidential race
• The main topics on the agenda in March
• A litany of problems in the PSDB
• A newly formed political bloc splits the governing coalition in Lower House

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