Political Insights: Week of November 3

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 03 Nov 2014 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Back from vacation, President Dilma Rousseff may announce Guido Mantega’s replacement at the Ministry of Finance. In the Senate, two important bills are on the voting agenda: the validation of fiscal benefits granted by States, and changes in the index for state and municipal debt with the Union. The PMDB discusses political reform and the presidency of the House. Dilma’s Inheritance Dilma’s second term begins with a set of problems inherited from her first term.Regarding the economy, Dilma inherits a government with weak international credibility, serious fiscal and exchange rate problems,...

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