Week of July 22: Political Insights

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 22 Jul 2013 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Executive Summary The main event of the week is Pope Francis’s visit to Brazil. In other news, the government is monitoring social media to identify possible protests leading up to World Youth Day on July 28.Regarding the economy, we highlight the announcement of budget cuts of approximately R$ 10 billion. Data on unemployment and foreign direct investments (FDI) will be released. Ministerial reform on the way President Dilma Rousseff is evaluating the possibility of making changes to her ministerial team. However, one of the great difficulties is that she wants new members of the team to c...

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