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John Fitzpatrick Brazil Political and Business Comment
Britcham Brasil/CCBC Round Table October 30, 2007
To 2010 and Beyond
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Same Party/New Party?
Republican McCain/Guiliani/Romney/Thompson
Democrats Clinton/Obama/Edwards/Biden
Situation in Iraq/Iran Next?
Any breakthrough on Free Trade?
International Outlook
US Presidential Election 2008US Presidential Election 2008
Argentina Kirchner the Second
VenezuelaChavez – Mussolini or Hitler?
CubaAfter Castro the second Cuban Crisis?
Latin AmericaLatin America
Good Guys/Bad Guys
China and RussiaChina and Russia
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Brazil Short Term
Post-Calheiros era
• Legislative logjam broken• CPMF extension – debate • Role of opposition parties
Supreme Court ruling on party loyalty
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Brazil Long Term
2008 Municipal elections – candidates in São Paulo – Suplicy,
Chinaglia, Alckmin, Kassab.
2009 Presidential/state governor elections – role/influence of Lula.
AFTER Will Lula bounce back?Will the incumbent be able to stand again?
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Brazil’s Next President
Lula's protégé – Ciro Gomes or Aecio Neves or Dilma Roussef or who?
Truly independent or just minding the shop before Lula comes back in 2014?
PMDB – Nelson Jobim? DEM – Cesar Maia?PMDB – Nelson Jobim? DEM – Cesar Maia?
Can the PSDB avoid another internal battle, this time between Serraand Neves?
Will the PT have a (strong) candidate: Dilma Rousseff, AloisioMercadante, Marta Suplicy, Eduardo Suplicy, Tarso Genro?
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Brazil Political and Business Comment
A Foreign View of Brazilian Politics, Business, Finance and History
“The site presents insight and opinion and aims to encourage debate and discussion
on this dynamic country which, unfortunately, is often seen abroad only through clichéd
images of the Carnival and football.”
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Look Out for the New BBC – the Brazilian Broadcasting Corporation
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A parting thought..
“Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried.”
Winston Churchill
John Fitzpatrick Brazil Political and Business Comment