Some in the MDB are trying to postpone the party’s convention, Jair Bolsonaro’s meeting with ambassadors is still causing repercussions, and Petrobras announced a drop in fuel prices

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 20 Jul 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The MDB party convention is scheduled for July 27 and will be held virtually. The pro-Lula wing has claimed that support for the PT’s candidacy would be a way to avoid institutional conflict given President Jair Bolsonaro’s criticism of the electronic voting machines. The goal is to postpone it to August 5. Following Bolsonaro’s meeting with ambassadors, associations linked to the Federal Police issued a joint statement on July 19 to express support for the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), defending the need to guarantee the fairness of the electoral process. Petrobras announced yesterday the first drop in the price of gasoline this year, of 4.9% - a R$ 0.20 drop per liter - which begins to take effect today at the company's refineries.

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