The MDB and DEM leave the Centrão
BRAZIL POLITICS
- Report
27 Jul 2020
by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
Today, the MDB and DEM parties announced their departure from the Centrão, a group made up of the PL, PP, PSD, SD, PROS, PTB and Avante. The Centrão is the largest group of parties in the Lower House and is led by Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), considered an informal leader of the Jair Bolsonaro government in the Lower House. However, even losing these two parties, the Centrão will remain decisive in approving items of interest to the Planalto Palace, especially regarding economic reforms.
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