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Weekly Report - 07 September 2023 (WR-23-36)
BRAZIL: Winners and losers in cabinet reshuffle
The loose grouping of mostly centrist and conservative parties that dominates Brazil’s congress, known as the ‘centrão’, has long been known for fickle loyalties, supporting left-wing or right-wing administrations depending on what favours can be traded with the executive government. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is no stranger to negotiating with the centrão and, during the evening of 6 September, he concluded discussions with two conservative parties, Progressistas (PP) and Republicanos, which have now gained positions in his cabinet, in exchange for congressional support.
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