This week, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva engages in high-stakes discussions with Arthur Lira and Rodrigo Pacheco, leaders of Brazil’s legislative chambers. The agenda features proposals that could escalate public spending by R$70 billion ($13.5 billion). These negotiations occur amid frictions with Congress and his political coordinator, Alexandre Padilha. A notable proposal from Pacheco […]
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