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Weekly Report - 21 July 2016 (WR-16-28)

BRAZIL: New speaker Maia gets to work

While the federal lower chamber of congress has now entered a short period of recess, for the purposes of preparing for the municipal elections in October, its new speaker, Rodrigo Maia, from the Democratas (DEM) party, has been setting out his plans for the months ahead. With a mandate only six months long, Maia is keen to make his mark on several issues, including securing limits on spending, reforming social security and pensions, and accelerating anti-corruption measures.

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