Week of June 12

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 12 Jun 2017 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Thursday holiday means reduced legislative activity. The main political event of the week is the PSDB meeting to decide whether it will remain in the governing coalition. The Constitution and Justice Committee of the Lower House may vote on the Constitutional Amendment proposal on direct elections in the case of vacancy. In the Senate, we highlight the analysis of Labor Reform in the Social Affairs Committee. The Federal Police may conclude the expert analysis of the audio recording made by Joesley Batista (JBS) of his conversation with President Temer.

This Week’s Talking Points:
• What could happen?
• Waiting for the PGR
• Risks of a coalition without the PSDB
• The post-TSE political system
• The Legislative Agenda

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