Weekly Report - 15 February 2018 (WR-18-06)

The so-called bullets, beef and bible caucus is growing in number and stature. Already, they have converted around 300 federal legislators to their cause. Their most outspoken member, Jair Bolsonaro, could become Brazil’s next president. But they are not all-powerful and received a major blow this week when the federal senate snubbed their attempts to liberalise gun laws.