Week of February 5

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 05 Feb 2018 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

With the end of the parliamentary recess, the priority on the legislative agenda is Pension Reform. The rapporteur, Arthur Maia (PPS-BA), will present the new text on Tuesday, February 6. Former President Lula will launch his presidential pre-candidacy in Belo Horizonte on February 7. Luiz Fux takes over as president of the TSE, replacing Gilmar Mendes. On February 6, the 2nd Group of the STF discusses two cases that directly tackle the issue of imprisonment following conviction by a higher court. The Central Bank will set the benchmark interest rate, and the January IPCA will be released.

This week’s Talking Points:
• The Center still lacks a candidate
• Lula changes the date for his pre-candidacy launch
• The main challenges of the presidential candidates after the Datafolha poll
• The legislative agenda in 2018
• The main topics for February

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