Political Insights: Week of November 18

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 18 Nov 2013 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

President Dilma Rousseff begins the week trying to impede the voting on bills with fiscal impact.On Monday, she meets with senators and, on Tuesday, with her Political Council. In the House, we highlight the vote on the Internet Framework Law. Congress will try to vote on the LDO and the bill that reduces the primary surplus target. Dilma Acts To Contain Initiatives With Fiscal Impact At a meeting with leaders of the allied base in the House of Representatives, Dilma asked congressmen not to support initiatives that increase government spending or reduce revenue. The president’s efforts con...

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