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Weekly Report - 02 February 2012 (WR-12-05)

BRAZIL: Rousseff versus congress

Brazil’s federal deputies resumed their seats on 2 February, easing themselves in with a short stint until carnival begins in mid-February. With October’s municipal elections already heavily distracting the ruling coalition, President Dilma Rousseff wants to keep her legislative agenda for 2012 short and focused. In effect, the congress will empty out from late July until after the municipal vote. Rousseff’s predecessor Lula da Silva (2003-2010) failed miserably to capitalise on his huge popularity and his strong mandate to get much done in congress. To date, Rousseff’s unprecedented parliamentary majority has not been matched by overwhelming results either. Rousseff, however, watched and learned at Lula’s side and her administration has quietly switched tactics, often in an effort to bypass the need for broad congressional support.

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