Hello! This week we talk about the lobbying for the massive use of facial recognition technology for public safety purposes. And the volatility of financial markets. Plus, the most important facts of the week.
The week in review
Pensions. On Wednesday, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes faced the House’s Constitution and Justice Committee to defend his pension reform. The meeting nearly ended in a scuffle, after a Workers’ Party congressman called Mr. Guedes what could be loosely translated as a “bankers’ bitch.” The episode shed even more light on the president’s lack of negotiation skills, giving centrist parties leverage in future talks. For big business, the deadline for passing the pension reform is October. Failing that, they will jump ship.
VP. In Boston for the Harvard/MIT Brazil Conference, Vice President Hamilton Mourão continues to draw differences between himself and the president. While Jair Bolsonaro spoke to Fox News, Mr. Mourão will give an interview to CNN. And while Mr. Bolsonaro and his son called illegal immigrants from Brazil a “national shame,” Mr. Mourão will meet with Brazilians in Boston (one of the biggest Brazilian U.S. communities).
Poverty. Between 2014 and 2017, 7.3m Brazilians began...