A difficult start and other weekly topics

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 21 Jan 2025 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The Ministry of Finance announces the standard tax rate percentage for the Value-Added Tax (VAT). Expectations are that it will be around 28%. President Lula may convene the ministerial team. Internationally, attention is focused on Donald Trump's inauguration in the United States and the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

This week's Talking Points:

- A difficult start.

 - Recent vetoes project new clashes with the legislature.

 - Monitoring of Pix causes political damage.

 - Limited ammunition.

- The final stages of Tax Reform legislation.

- Trump's new narratives and the inauguration.

Now read on...

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