Fence-Sitting Lawmakers Cast Doubt Over Brazil's Flagship Reform
- Bolsonaro on Thursday met with officials from six parties
- Economy czar’s spat with lawmakers showed difficult path ahead
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It was another lackluster week for Brazil’s make-or-break pension reform, as President Jair Bolsonaro struggled to cozy up to party leaders and his economy minister clashed with lawmakers over the flagship bill.
On Thursday, Bolsonaro sought to build bridges with political parties he had long criticized, but failed to get firm backing in talks with leaders that together represent about 200 of the country’s 513 deputies. The day before his economy minister, Paulo Guedes, was broadsided in a lower house hearing that showcased the government’s lack of cohesion and strategy in Congress.