Week of November 6
BRAZIL POLITICS
- Report
06 Nov 2017
by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
After a slow week, Congress resumes activity following the publication of fiscal austerity provisional measures. Federal civil servants are organizing protests to take place on Friday, November 10, against the postponement of salary increases. In the economy, we highlight the release of inflation data (IPCA) by IBGE on Friday. Labor reform becomes effective on Saturday, November 11.
This Week’s Talking Points
• Austerity measures will demand skillful articulation from the government
• Meirelles the candidate
• Cabinet reform and the 2018 elections
• The viability of breaking the PT-PSDB polarity in 2018
• Tension in the PSDB
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