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Brazil's Likely New President Is Already Facing Obstacles

Aug 25, 2016 | 18:33 GMT

Brazil's Likely New President Is Already Facing Obstacles
Acting Brazilian President Michel Temer is already having problems efficiently governing over Brazil's fragmented political system.

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Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer, is already struggling to overcome disagreements between his two most important coalition partners -- the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) -- over his economic plans. The final step in impeaching suspended President Dilma Rousseff is already underway in the Senate and will probably conclude with her ouster in less than a week. This leaves Temer with precious little time to refine his economic agenda and to convince his allies to support it....

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