Week of July 31

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 31 Jul 2017 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Congress resumes its activities on Tuesday, August 1, along with the Superior Courts. The main item on the agenda this week is the vote on the accusation against President Michel Temer in the Lower House. The government and the opposition are each designing strategies for the vote.

This Week’s Talking Points:
• Temer’s rebirth
• The Vote: What does each possible result represent?
• Support for the government in the Lower House: stable during the first half of the year
• A packed post-recess congressional agenda
• Alckmin has his eye on 2018

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