Week of November 28

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 28 Nov 2016 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

A busy week in Brasília: The government will face an important test in the Senate with the vote on the Federal Spending Amendment, scheduled for Tuesday, November 29. The end of re-elections is also on the voting agenda. In the Lower House, congressmen are seeking an agreement regarding the set of bills to fight corruption. The Supreme Court decides on whether to authorize a case against Senate President Renan Calheiros. In the economy, we highlight the Central Bank’s final meeting of the year to set the benchmark interest rate. On Sunday, December 4, protests are scheduled against amnesty for shadow campaign accounts.

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