Lula’s legal battle and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS
- Report
26 Mar 2018
by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
Expectations are building regarding the appeals of former President Lula in the TRF-4; given the result of the first trial (3-0), the probability is that these appeals will be unanimously rejected. Due to the October elections, the ministerial reshuffle will begin. Two ministers (Healthcare and Transportation) leave the government this week.
This week’s Talking Points:
• Actively campaigning, Maia duels with the government on the economic agenda
• Lula’s legal battle
• Suspense and distrust in the PSB
• Álvaro Dias and Flávio Rocha in the race
• Lula’s caravan faces obstacles in South
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