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Govt. Discussing Precatorios With Judiciary, Right-Wing Parties To Merge

BRAZIL
  • Yesterday, the lower house Constitution and Justice Committee accepted requests to postpone voting on the viability of a constitutional change to solve court-order payments known as 'precatorios' with the new meeting scheduled for today.
    • Economy minister Guedes explained the government is talking to the Judiciary to find a solution for precatorios, adding that things will get messy if there is no solution.
  • Brazil's income tax reform bill will be significantly modified by Senators, O Estado of S. Paulo newspaper reported citing people close to the Senate head Rodrigo Pacheco.
    • Senate head Pacheco aims for a more mature reform that encompasses controversial themes discussed by senators. (Bloomberg)
  • Brazil's right-wing political parties DEM and PSL plan to merge and create the largest lower house caucus with 81 members, Estado of São Paulo newspaper reported without citing how it obtained the information.
    • The parties' idea is to use the structure to attract a presidential candidate in 2022 to compete with Bolsonaro and former President Lula.
    • The two parties aim to submit plan to define a merger by the end of the month, but there's still resistance among DEM members. (BBG)

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