Week of September 4

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 04 Sep 2017 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

This Thursday’s holiday (Independence Day) will reduce the pace in Congress, which may conclude the vote on the new fiscal targets for 2017 and 2018. In the Lower House, another attempt to move forward with Political Reform and Refis; in the Senate, the Provisional Measure that creates the TLP could be voted upon. STF Minister Edson Fachin may approve the plea bargain deal signed by Lúcio Funaro. In the economy, we highlight the Central Bank’s decision on the benchmark interest rate and IBGE’s announcement of inflation results for August. President Temer returns from China.

This week’s Talking Points:
• Calm before the storm
• New accusation against the President: A challenging environment
• Main topics in September
• Alckmin positions himself as a candidate
• Approval of fiscal target on track

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