Mario joined Teneo with more than 25 years of experience in government, business and academia in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Mario started his career in the banking sector in Geneva before joining GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) in 1988 to support the first ever multilateral negotiations on trade in services during the Uruguay Round.… Read the rest
A new and improved cash transfer program continues to be a top priority of the Jair Bolsonaro administration despite bouts of stridency by the president when facing difficulties to find ways to pay for it.… Read the rest
Economy Minister Paulo Guedes spoke by videoconference to the Covid-19 Joint Committee in Congress on 1 September. Contrary to expectations, the climate of the meeting was cordial, and no participant referred to the minister’s attack on the Senate for overturning a presidential veto on wage increases for public servants on 19 August.… Read the rest
President Jair Bolsonaro has laid down his weapons against Congress and the Supreme Court (STF) to avert an impeachment trial but will continue to insist on contrarian ideas whenever possible. For one, Bolsonaro’s opposition to governors who insist on social distancing and limited business openings has discernibly been invigorated – not discouraged – since his infection with Covid-19.… Read the rest
President Jair Bolsonaro announced yesterday, 7 July, that he had tested positive for Covid-19 to a few select journalists in front of the presidential residence. Not only did he not respect social distancing when giving the interview, but he also used the opportunity to repeat his denialist view on the pandemic and the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in the combat of the disease.… Read the rest
As signaled here previously, fear of a possible annulment of the Bolsonaro-Mourao ticket at the electoral court (TSE), albeit serious from a cursory look, did not justify veiled threats by top-brass military presidential advisors of “institutional instability” – widely read as an Armed Forces-backed takeover of the government.… Read the rest
As signaled here previously, fear of a possible annulment of the Bolsonaro-Mourao ticket at the electoral court (TSE), albeit serious from a cursory look, did not justify veiled threats by top-brass military presidential advisors of “institutional instability” – widely read as an Armed Forces-backed takeover of the government.… Read the rest
