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Weekly Report - 14 June 2018 (WR-18-23)

BRAZIL: Uncertainties continue to dog October elections

Brazil’s presidential elections are only four months away, and they remain as unpredictable as ever. In recent weeks two factors have been at the forefront. The ‘mood music’ that surrounded the strike by truck drivers, where disagreements over diesel prices are still simmering, emphasised high levels of anger and mistrust among the electorate. Political strategists are also again focusing on the ‘Lula factor’ – the potentially decisive role that could be played by imprisoned former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011).

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