Brasília em Tempo Real

Minas Gerais Governor Aécio Neves (PSDB) explains his administration model at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. The federal government may publish the Provisional Measure (MP) dealing with the renegotiation of agricultural debt in the Official Journal of the Union (DOU). The Senate meets with a total of 6 MPs past their initial deadlines blocking the voting agenda.

The Senate Economic Affairs Committee holds a public hearing to discuss technical criteria for the partition of royalties from the exploitation of oil and gas, with Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) President Eduardo Pereira Nunes, National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Director General Haroldo Borges Rodrigues Lima, and Petrobras Exploration and Production Director Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella as the invited guests.

The Senate Environment and Consumer Protection Committee is scheduled to vote on a request authored by Senator Arthur Virgílio (PSDB) summoning Civil House Minister Dilma Rousseff to explain accusations regarding a dossier on covert spending by the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration. Party leaders are expected to meet with Joint Budget Committee members to discuss vetoes to the 2008-2011 Four-Year Plan (PPA).

The House of Representatives meets with 11 MPs and 3 bills of Law proceeding under Constitutional Urgency blocking the voting agenda. The House Special Committee on Provisional Measures is scheduled to vote the report by Representative Leonardo Picciani (PMDB) on new rules for the issue and proceeding of MPs.

The deadline expires for the federal government to submit the 2009 Budgetary Guidelines Law (LDO) to Congress. The Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) begins another two-day meeting to decide on the basic interest rate in the Brazilian economy (Selic). Mayors from across the country converge on the nation"s capital for the three-day Second Mayors" March on Brasília. Federal Revenue Service fiscal auditors are expected to maintain their strike performing only essential activities.

The two-day World Economic Forum on Latin America is scheduled to being in Cancun, Mexico. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) releases the Monthly Business Survey for February.

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