Week of May 2

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 02 May 2017 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

A shorter week in Brasília, due to the May 1 holiday. The Lower House Special Committee on Pension Reform closes discussions of Arthur Maia’s report on Tuesday, May 2, and the vote could start on May 3. Labor Reform begins to progress in the Senate.

This week’s Talking Points:
• Main topics for May
• Pension Reform voting calendar
• Provisional Measures block the voting agenda in the Lower House
• Lula’s testimony will take place on May 10
• Datafolha: Disapproval of Temer administration reaches 61%
• Lula leads, but has highest rejection rate

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