The closer we get to the elections, the more debates come to fruition. The political scenario is one of uncertainty and a fertile field for the most varied analysis!
Our March newsletter goes on with the series "Presidential Candidates" with the polemic Jair Bolsonaro, besides many international, local, economic and political analysis.
In this edition, we also bring a bit of the day to day of the professional of government relations, with information for a better understanding of the practice.
Always with the aim of stimulating the best debate, we wish everyone an excellent reading!
The Digital and Social Media Revolution in Public AffairsMSL Germany
Europäische Politiker nutzen die Potentiale der digitalen und sozialen Medien stärker als ihre Kollegen in den USA. Während die Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments, der Europäischen Kommission, des Ministerrats und die verschiedenen Stakeholder auf europäischer Ebene digitalen Medien einen hohen Stellenwert bei der Public Affairs-Arbeit einräumen, sind die politischen Entscheider in den USA zurückhaltender bei deren Nutzung.
Dies ist das Ergebnis der neuesten Studie der MSLGRPOUP “The Digital and Social Media Revolution in Public Affairs: Where we are and where we’re going”. In der breit angelegten Untersuchung wurden politische Entscheidungsträger in Brüssel und Washington nach ihrer Nutzung sozialer Medien befragt.
Welche Gründe es für die unterschiedliche Relevanz des Internets in der politischen Kommunikation gibt und wie sich das Potential von Digital Public Affairs in den USA und in Europa noch stärker nutzen lässt, hat die MSLGROUP zusammengefasst.
From the confrontation between the defending forces and the opponents of the current democratic system may result in the maintenance of representative democracy in Brazil or its end.
Work the Switches Before the German Federal ElectionMSL
An era of relative stability in Germany’s political landscape is coming to an end. For some time, traditional party ties have been weakening, especially in Germany’s old eastern states – but increasingly also in the old west.
Our MSLGROUP Germany team is passionate about political communication and see through the fog of Germany’s diverse and de-centralized regulatory and media landscapes. Benefitting from an outstanding close-knit political network, we know what makes German policy-makers tick – offering our clients access to formal and informal decision-making processes.
For more information connect with our team on Twitter @MSL_Germany.
The closer we get to the elections, the more debates come to fruition. The political scenario is one of uncertainty and a fertile field for the most varied analysis!
Our March newsletter goes on with the series "Presidential Candidates" with the polemic Jair Bolsonaro, besides many international, local, economic and political analysis.
In this edition, we also bring a bit of the day to day of the professional of government relations, with information for a better understanding of the practice.
Always with the aim of stimulating the best debate, we wish everyone an excellent reading!
The Digital and Social Media Revolution in Public AffairsMSL Germany
Europäische Politiker nutzen die Potentiale der digitalen und sozialen Medien stärker als ihre Kollegen in den USA. Während die Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments, der Europäischen Kommission, des Ministerrats und die verschiedenen Stakeholder auf europäischer Ebene digitalen Medien einen hohen Stellenwert bei der Public Affairs-Arbeit einräumen, sind die politischen Entscheider in den USA zurückhaltender bei deren Nutzung.
Dies ist das Ergebnis der neuesten Studie der MSLGRPOUP “The Digital and Social Media Revolution in Public Affairs: Where we are and where we’re going”. In der breit angelegten Untersuchung wurden politische Entscheidungsträger in Brüssel und Washington nach ihrer Nutzung sozialer Medien befragt.
Welche Gründe es für die unterschiedliche Relevanz des Internets in der politischen Kommunikation gibt und wie sich das Potential von Digital Public Affairs in den USA und in Europa noch stärker nutzen lässt, hat die MSLGROUP zusammengefasst.
From the confrontation between the defending forces and the opponents of the current democratic system may result in the maintenance of representative democracy in Brazil or its end.
Work the Switches Before the German Federal ElectionMSL
An era of relative stability in Germany’s political landscape is coming to an end. For some time, traditional party ties have been weakening, especially in Germany’s old eastern states – but increasingly also in the old west.
Our MSLGROUP Germany team is passionate about political communication and see through the fog of Germany’s diverse and de-centralized regulatory and media landscapes. Benefitting from an outstanding close-knit political network, we know what makes German policy-makers tick – offering our clients access to formal and informal decision-making processes.
For more information connect with our team on Twitter @MSL_Germany.
Trump vs Clinton - Polling Opinions: How the polls were wrong and how to fix...chrisbrock54
The polls in the 2016 election were wrong. Why? Did they underestimate Trump? Over value Hillary Clinton's lead? Not use modern technology? Not accept the facts in front of them? This presentation is designed to help pollsters in future elections to better their predictive powers. We cover social media, search engines, main stream media sources, Wikileaks in more in our investigation.
The financial viability of the civil society sector improved slightly due to growth in crowdfunding; funding through the 2 percent Law; and the development of social entrepreneurship. Sectoral infrastructure strengthened with increased sub-granting and the growth of intersectoral partnerships. At the same time, the public image of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) worsened slightly as government propaganda continued to be used to attack them. These are some of the conclusions of the CSO Sustainability Index for 2018, an annual analytical instrument that evaluates the strength and sustainability of the CSO sector in 71 countries from Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa.
MSL Germany - Public Affairs Survey 2015 (engl.)MSL Germany
For the 14th consecutive year, we asked public affairs professionals in Germany to evaluate the political status quo and tell us about the latest developments in the public affairs sector. The following is a summary of the key results of this year’s survey:
Confidence in politics restored
Following a notable dip in the first year of the Grand Coalition (22 per cent), confidence in politicians and their actions bounced back this year, with 39 per cent of respondents saying that politicians were ‘reliable partners’. Christian Democrats received the greatest vote of confidence. 89 per cent of respondents considered their relationships with the CDU to be ‘constructive’.
Government’s approval ratings improve
Similarly, confidence in the Grand Coalition’s performance went up. 57 per cent said that the Federal Government was doing a ‘good job’, an improvement of 14 per cent on last year.
Especially the Government’s foreign trade policy, which includes TTIP, was rated favourably by public affairs professionals. Opposition parties (i. e. Greens and Left Party), on the other hand, were given negative ratings.
Public affairs spending goes up
Corporations and trade associations increased their spending on public affairs in the past 12 months. 39 per cent spent more on public affairs personnel, while 45 per cent increased their spending on external service providers, including consulting work. Of these, more than half favoured full-service consultancies with a strong public affairs offering, as opposed to public affairs only outfits or law firms.
Digital public affairs continues to grow
The use of social media is becoming even more commonplace in public affairs. 52 per cent of respondents use Twitter, while 36 per cent rely on Facebook, 29 per cent on the German-centric career platform Xing, and 25 per cent on its international counterpart LinkedIn.
Governing a Divided Nation - Insights about the 2016 U.S. Presidential ElectionMSL
Public affairs and policy experts from Qorvis MSLGROUP have compiled an extensive election coverage and analysis of how the new U.S. President and Congress will move forward after one of the most bitter campaigns in American history.
For more updates, follow @qorvis or reach out to us on Twitter @msl_group.
Thanks to the political irresponsibility of the PT and its allies in defending the corrupt Lula are contributing to the ascent of the egg of the fascist serpent in Brazil. By acting in this way, the PT and its allies lack the necessary intelligence to realize that the correlation of forces is entirely unfavorable to their pretensions. Insisting on the confrontation with the great majority of Brazilian society means plunging the Country into civil war whose consequences are unpredictable. In addition to having allied themselves with right-wing parties and politicians to govern, the PT and its allies are now contributing to the rise of the extreme right to power either in the 2018 presidential election or through a coup d'état if political radicalization reaches uncontrollable levels.
Monitoring of electoral campaigning on social media - TunisiaJamaity
With 7.4 million users, Facebook is by far the social network most used by Tunisians.
It is also their main source of information on electoral matters. Because of the platforms it offers to political actors, DRI and ATIDE decided to monitor how electoral campaigning took place on Facebook for the presidential and legislative elections of 2019.
Political matchmaking online: changing the electorate? - Diego Garzia (Univer...mysociety
This was presented by Diego Garzia from the University of Lucerne at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC 2017) in Florence on 25th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: http://tictec.mysociety.org
The putrefaction of the michel temer government and of the political institut...Fernando Alcoforado
The Datafolha Research demonstrates, above all, the putrefaction of political and juridical institutions of Brazil that can only be resolved by convening a new Constituent Assembly to carry out the political, of State and of Public Administration reform aimed at reordering the national life. Indirect elections with a demoralized National Congress as current and direct elections with a National Congress and demoralized political parties like the present ones will not solve the problems of Brazil.
Well-understood as both a constitutional imperative undergirding representative democracy and the rare political flashpoint that rises above the news of the day, the decennial census is also a veritable fount of story ideas and engagement opportunities that will continue long after the forms are counted.
In this assignment, you will expound on one of the topics you selected by conducting a literature review. Use the literature you developed for references to prepare an analysis of the topic, and identify required changes, revocation, or additions to the issue, problem, or policy you selected for study. Here, you will provide research analysis to defend your position on the selected topic.
The Newsletter of June has as focus the October elections, and brings an analysis of Henrique Meirelles as a possible next president of Brazil. Furthermore, we highlight themes related to female candidature, new rules for electoral ads on internet and the electoral race in 5 Brazilian state. Lastly, we approach also the political stalemate in the National Congress to approve the Legal Landmark of Personal Data.
In order to provide a further discussion tool, the Public Affairs team wishes a great reading!
In the "Gov Affairs in Focus" column, the main topic is the information access and the government relations professional analysis. Does simple access guarantee the effective use of strategic information? Also on information, we highlight the dichotomy access/data leakage.
We do not, of course, avoid discussing the main themes in the political arena, and in this month's edition you will find another profile in the series "Presidential Candidates", this time Geraldo Alckmin. Subsequently, the implications former president Lula imprisonment to the Workers Party campaign, and the impasses and nuances of the distribution of power, or presidencies, in the thematic committees of the House of Representatives.
Finally, the international analysis discusses the China-US economic rivalry and then the importance of investing in the internationalization of companies and establishing global players.
In addition, we wish a good reading!
Trump vs Clinton - Polling Opinions: How the polls were wrong and how to fix...chrisbrock54
The polls in the 2016 election were wrong. Why? Did they underestimate Trump? Over value Hillary Clinton's lead? Not use modern technology? Not accept the facts in front of them? This presentation is designed to help pollsters in future elections to better their predictive powers. We cover social media, search engines, main stream media sources, Wikileaks in more in our investigation.
The financial viability of the civil society sector improved slightly due to growth in crowdfunding; funding through the 2 percent Law; and the development of social entrepreneurship. Sectoral infrastructure strengthened with increased sub-granting and the growth of intersectoral partnerships. At the same time, the public image of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) worsened slightly as government propaganda continued to be used to attack them. These are some of the conclusions of the CSO Sustainability Index for 2018, an annual analytical instrument that evaluates the strength and sustainability of the CSO sector in 71 countries from Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa.
MSL Germany - Public Affairs Survey 2015 (engl.)MSL Germany
For the 14th consecutive year, we asked public affairs professionals in Germany to evaluate the political status quo and tell us about the latest developments in the public affairs sector. The following is a summary of the key results of this year’s survey:
Confidence in politics restored
Following a notable dip in the first year of the Grand Coalition (22 per cent), confidence in politicians and their actions bounced back this year, with 39 per cent of respondents saying that politicians were ‘reliable partners’. Christian Democrats received the greatest vote of confidence. 89 per cent of respondents considered their relationships with the CDU to be ‘constructive’.
Government’s approval ratings improve
Similarly, confidence in the Grand Coalition’s performance went up. 57 per cent said that the Federal Government was doing a ‘good job’, an improvement of 14 per cent on last year.
Especially the Government’s foreign trade policy, which includes TTIP, was rated favourably by public affairs professionals. Opposition parties (i. e. Greens and Left Party), on the other hand, were given negative ratings.
Public affairs spending goes up
Corporations and trade associations increased their spending on public affairs in the past 12 months. 39 per cent spent more on public affairs personnel, while 45 per cent increased their spending on external service providers, including consulting work. Of these, more than half favoured full-service consultancies with a strong public affairs offering, as opposed to public affairs only outfits or law firms.
Digital public affairs continues to grow
The use of social media is becoming even more commonplace in public affairs. 52 per cent of respondents use Twitter, while 36 per cent rely on Facebook, 29 per cent on the German-centric career platform Xing, and 25 per cent on its international counterpart LinkedIn.
Governing a Divided Nation - Insights about the 2016 U.S. Presidential ElectionMSL
Public affairs and policy experts from Qorvis MSLGROUP have compiled an extensive election coverage and analysis of how the new U.S. President and Congress will move forward after one of the most bitter campaigns in American history.
For more updates, follow @qorvis or reach out to us on Twitter @msl_group.
Thanks to the political irresponsibility of the PT and its allies in defending the corrupt Lula are contributing to the ascent of the egg of the fascist serpent in Brazil. By acting in this way, the PT and its allies lack the necessary intelligence to realize that the correlation of forces is entirely unfavorable to their pretensions. Insisting on the confrontation with the great majority of Brazilian society means plunging the Country into civil war whose consequences are unpredictable. In addition to having allied themselves with right-wing parties and politicians to govern, the PT and its allies are now contributing to the rise of the extreme right to power either in the 2018 presidential election or through a coup d'état if political radicalization reaches uncontrollable levels.
Monitoring of electoral campaigning on social media - TunisiaJamaity
With 7.4 million users, Facebook is by far the social network most used by Tunisians.
It is also their main source of information on electoral matters. Because of the platforms it offers to political actors, DRI and ATIDE decided to monitor how electoral campaigning took place on Facebook for the presidential and legislative elections of 2019.
Political matchmaking online: changing the electorate? - Diego Garzia (Univer...mysociety
This was presented by Diego Garzia from the University of Lucerne at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC 2017) in Florence on 25th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: http://tictec.mysociety.org
The putrefaction of the michel temer government and of the political institut...Fernando Alcoforado
The Datafolha Research demonstrates, above all, the putrefaction of political and juridical institutions of Brazil that can only be resolved by convening a new Constituent Assembly to carry out the political, of State and of Public Administration reform aimed at reordering the national life. Indirect elections with a demoralized National Congress as current and direct elections with a National Congress and demoralized political parties like the present ones will not solve the problems of Brazil.
Well-understood as both a constitutional imperative undergirding representative democracy and the rare political flashpoint that rises above the news of the day, the decennial census is also a veritable fount of story ideas and engagement opportunities that will continue long after the forms are counted.
In this assignment, you will expound on one of the topics you selected by conducting a literature review. Use the literature you developed for references to prepare an analysis of the topic, and identify required changes, revocation, or additions to the issue, problem, or policy you selected for study. Here, you will provide research analysis to defend your position on the selected topic.
The Newsletter of June has as focus the October elections, and brings an analysis of Henrique Meirelles as a possible next president of Brazil. Furthermore, we highlight themes related to female candidature, new rules for electoral ads on internet and the electoral race in 5 Brazilian state. Lastly, we approach also the political stalemate in the National Congress to approve the Legal Landmark of Personal Data.
In order to provide a further discussion tool, the Public Affairs team wishes a great reading!
In the "Gov Affairs in Focus" column, the main topic is the information access and the government relations professional analysis. Does simple access guarantee the effective use of strategic information? Also on information, we highlight the dichotomy access/data leakage.
We do not, of course, avoid discussing the main themes in the political arena, and in this month's edition you will find another profile in the series "Presidential Candidates", this time Geraldo Alckmin. Subsequently, the implications former president Lula imprisonment to the Workers Party campaign, and the impasses and nuances of the distribution of power, or presidencies, in the thematic committees of the House of Representatives.
Finally, the international analysis discusses the China-US economic rivalry and then the importance of investing in the internationalization of companies and establishing global players.
In addition, we wish a good reading!
The July edition approaches the denunciation against the President Michel Temer from a legal-political point of view, the perspectives for the 2018 electoral race in account of the ex-president’s Lula conviction and the tools for the economic team in order to guarantee the public accounts balance.
This month's publication addresses the military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, the creation of the Ministry of Security, the migratory crisis in Roraima, the new prospects for campaign financing (theme expensive for 2018, no pun intended), as well as a contribution on the international political scene, the South African situation.
The Internet is a revolutionary force. If it means more significant participation in politics rather than a commitment to democratic values, it is democratization. Extremist groups that reject these values benefit from the "democratization" of knowledge and communication. The direct political impact of the Internet has been to strengthen the views of extremists and increase the number of people who represent them. According to Wajid khan's point of view, New political mechanisms are needed to control participation and dissent.
The decline in content moderation
The Internet's impact on content delivery has been particularly pronounced, with decentralized media replacing editors and fact-checkers of the past. Social media has become more and more disinterested. Facebook has become a primary news source for many Americans, but word on Facebook is automatically selected and tailored to group preferences, resulting in information that contradicts established beliefs. Are often included.
Companies design algorithms that maximize user engagement. Algorithms do this by selecting information based on the user's interests. Wajid Khan Mp concludes that User interests can automatically reflect and unwittingly reinforce biases.
Some studies suggest that the information overload unleashed by the internet fuels the spread of conspiracy theories that offer simple and coherent explanations for complex and unpredictable events. I'm here. The Internet provides proponents of these theories with a broader audience and an uncritical medium to disseminate them.
Legitimacy and Consent of Rulers
Legitimacy arises from the consent of the ruled to recognize authority and agree to its rules (often by voting, a symbolic act of affirmation). Permission can be obtained through moral authority, such as religion, coercion, or violence (where the subject does not oppose the issue out of fear) or through participation mechanisms. Moral authority and expertise can also exert influence, but this influence is most effective when reinforced or "operationalized" through formal institutions.
Communities where the consent of the governed is insufficient to confer authority, become unstable. The challenges to liberal democracy began before the Internet, but the online environment has reinforced them, allowing for competing narratives and unfiltered information, amplifying extremism and conspiracy theories.
The Internet has changed the requirements of political legitimacy and democratic consent. Currently, structured representative democracies have not fully lived up to the expectations that the Internet has brought to citizens regarding access to information, a voice in decision-making, and direct contact with political leaders.
Canadian Politician Wajid khan says the same pressures pushing companies to become flatter, less hierarchical organizations are also putting pressure on governance structures. Citizens also expect immediacy and authenticity of their messages. The
Impact of the Internet on politics
The Internet is a revolutionary force. If it means more significant participation in politics rather than a commitment to democratic values, it is democratization. Extremist groups that reject these values benefit from the "democratization" of knowledge and communication. The direct political impact of the Internet has been to strengthen the views of extremists and increase the number of people who represent them. According to Wajid khan's point of view, New political mechanisms are needed to control participation and dissent.
The decline in content moderation
The Internet's impact on content delivery has been particularly pronounced, with decentralized media replacing editors and fact-checkers of the past. Social media has become more and more disinterested. Facebook has become a primary news source for many Americans, but word on Facebook is automatically selected and tailored to group preferences, resulting in information that contradicts established beliefs. Are often included.
Companies design algorithms that maximize user engagement. Algorithms do this by selecting information based on the user's interests. Wajid Khan Mp concludes that User interests can automatically reflect and unwittingly reinforce biases.
Some studies suggest that the information overload unleashed by the internet fuels the spread of conspiracy theories that offer simple and coherent explanations for complex and unpredictable events. I'm here. The Internet provides proponents of these theories with a broader audience and an uncritical medium to disseminate them.
Legitimacy and Consent of Rulers
Legitimacy arises from the consent of the ruled to recognize authority and agree to its rules (often by voting, a symbolic act of affirmation). Permission can be obtained through moral authority, such as religion, coercion, or violence (where the subject does not oppose the issue out of fear) or through participation mechanisms. Moral authority and expertise can also exert influence, but this influence is most effective when reinforced or "operationalized" through formal institutions.
Communities where the consent of the governed is insufficient to confer authority, become unstable. The challenges to liberal democracy began before the Internet, but the online environment has reinforced them, allowing for competing narratives and unfiltered information, amplifying extremism and conspiracy theories.
The Internet has changed the requirements of political legitimacy and democratic consent. Currently, structured representative democracies have not fully lived up to the expectations that the Internet has brought to citizens regarding access to information, a voice in decision-making, and direct contact with political leaders.
Canadian Politician Wajid khan says the same pressures pushing companies to become flatter, less hierarchical organizations are also putting pressure on governance structures. Citizens also expect immediacy an
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Introduction
According to Robert E. Dento and Gray C. Woodward (1998), two of the most famous contributor to the political communication studies in America, said that political communication mainly refers the way in which senders to transfer the political messages to the receivers. The methods of sending the message, which will effect a region’s political environment, normally include political speeches, news media coverage, and ordinary citizen’s talk. The concentrations usually focus on the discussions of who has the authority to sanction, to allocation of public resources, who has the authority to make decision, as well as social meaning like what makes someone an American. As a result, it is obviously to see that the nature of political communication is not only the source of a message, but it is the transformation of political content and purpose to citizens. Therefore, the purpose of political communication strategy can be defined as to influence public knowledge, beliefs, and action on political matter. (McNair B, 2003)
However, due to the progress of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the 20th century, the traditional mass media, which includes TV shows, newspapers and magazines, and radio, is losing its place to the latest type of media, such as the Internet and real-time communication tools in the area of political communication. For example, in February, 2011, the Americans had closed the video station, the ‘ Voice of America’, which has been conducted for more than half century. It used to be regarded as a powerful mass media in political communication tool. But, does it mean that the American government has weakened its use of mass media in political communication? The answer is no. When the announcement of shutting down the ‘Voice of America’, Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State, has given a freestyle presentation at George Washington University, and it was published on the Internet, synchronously. the event itself indicates that the American government has realized that the powerful capability of newly mass media. (Platform Magazine, 2015) and the government is getting ready to use this tool to reinforce it political status.
Consequently, this essay will discuss how the new mass media affects American political communication strategy in election, as well as the practice of strategies. At the same time, the three discussion points will be analyzed in the following part.
The characteristics of newly mass media in Election
The concept relates to the emergence of ‘newly mass media’ results form the development of ICTs. The ICTs enables some real-time communication tool, such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, to become a critical platform for citizens to express their political issues. Consequently, as a government, which is famous by its democratic social media, it was announced by Hillary that the US would spend 2.5 billion in the enhancement of “internet democracy”. Thus, the year of 2011 is regarded as .
The Digital and Social Media Revolution in Public AffairsMSL
Unlike political campaigns, which were early adopters, the public policy arena has been one of the last bastions to fully embrace digital tools and social networks.
To gauge the integration and perceived impact of digital tools and how constituents and interest groups interact with EU and U.S. policymakers, MSLGROUP surveyed a large, diverse and active group of corporations, trade associations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local public bodies and think tanks in and around Brussels and Washington, D.C. in 2015.
The study shows quite clearly that there are tremendous opportunities to expand and enhance the use of social and digital communications in policymaking. We hope this research will inform communication and advocacy strategies to strengthen dialogues between stakeholders and policymakers.
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Effects of the Media on Politics
The media, through its primary role in communication, has always been at the heart of American society. Technological advancements in the recent past have changed how people consume information, increasing the accessibility to the media. One of the aspects of American society that has been impacted by the more accessible media is American politics. The media is now more visible in the political scene. For instance, according to a research by the Pew Research Center on the primary source of political information in the 2016 American Presidential elections, researchers found that 24% of the Americans that learned about the elections did so from cable news, 14% from local TV, 14% from social media, 13% from news websites/apps and 10% from network nightly news (Mitchell et al., 2016). In contrast, only 1% of the American voters relied on the candidate’s or campaign website (Mitchell et al., 2016). Therefore, the different streams of media are the primary source of information in the American political scene.
The primacy of the media as a source of political information comes with a range of both positive and negative impacts. This study examines the role that the media plays in American politics by asking the question; what is the utility of the media in American politics? This research shows that the media has significant positive and negative effects on the political discourse, political reputation, and political participation, but the opportunities for benefits seem to be outweighed by the potential for harm. While the media enriches the political discourse through fact-checking, builds a political reputation by connecting the politicians to their constituents and energizes democracy by stimulating political participation, it also has a polarizing effect on the political discourse, can be used for character assassination through fake news, and robs its users of the time they would have used to participate in the political process.
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Effect of the media on political discourse
Scholars studying the role of the media in politics are divided about the value that the media brings to the political discourse in American politics. On one side, there are those that claim that the media has the overall effect of enriching the political discourse in American politics. One of the dominant views among scholars that subscribe to this position is that the media acts as a referee for the participants in the political discourse (including other media outlets) and keeps them accountable. In “The Effect of Fact-Checking on Elites: A Field Experiment on U.S. State Legislators,” Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler (2015) argue that the political discourse in a democratic society is enriched by the fact-checking practice of the media outlets. In a nutshell.
Across 18-19 April 2017, the UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee published the 79 written submissions to its Fake News Inquiry. These submissions show us that we need to devote much more attention to addressing emotive, targeted deception by professional persuaders and the Public Relations (PR) industry, and that this issue may merit its own parliamentary inquiry into Deception in Political Campaigning. I discuss this in relation to two deceptive, emotive political campaigns from 2016 - the US presidential election and the UK's referendum on Brexit.
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COUNTRY CATEGORIZATION AND THE LOOPHOLES OF DEFINING DEMOCRACY: Freedom House
The aim of this study is three-fold: First, it aims to evaluate how Freedom House defines democracy and whether the critics make valid points regarding potential score implications on ‘different’ democratic structures. Second, the study will review the instrumental players who use the scores, and repercussions regarding aid, policy, trade, or investment for the country. And thirdly, the study will look into the impact of Freedom House scores; the actions a country takes as a result and whether there are positive measureable impacts that can substantiate the consequences of the scores.
Media in Authoritarian and Populist Times: Post Covid-19 scenarioAI Publications
This paper is analytical in approach and draws various conclusions from the present-day media and its functioning. Media plays critical role in strengthening of Democracy but at the same time can be impediment also if not properly managed and given enough freedom to operate. Media is also called the fourth pillar of Democracy and gives space to criticism, dissent and questioning skill to electorate against the people in power. This paper argues that media in times of populism and authoritarianism is in for a serious overhaul and change. Media is very difficult to be found independent and working in conducive environment. Populism and authoritarians stifles dissent and criticism and manages the media in order to sell its own agenda. Post Covid-19 this phenomenon has gotten worse and the pandemic has aggravated the situation.
After opening of electoral race, our traditional Monthly Newsletter is in a new format. Regular reports about this year's elections will be produced, with quantitative and qualitative information.
In this first edition, we present an overview of main data provided by the Superior Electoral Court and surveys conducted by our monitoring team. And seeking a complete view, we include data of candidacies in the States, such as Bahia, Pará, Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Always in quest of providing useful information, we wish everyone an election period with many debates!
Dada a largada à corrida eleitoral, preparamos um formato especial para o nosso Boletim de todos os meses. Serão elaborados relatórios periódicos sobre as eleições deste ano, com informações quantitativas e qualitativas sobre o pleito.
Nessa primeira edição, apresentamos um panorama geral com os principais dados fornecidos pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral e levantamentos realizados pelo nosso time de monitoramento. Na busca por uma visão mais completa, incluímos dados sobre as candidaturas da Bahia, Pará, Minas Gerais e São Paulo.
Sempre buscando muni-los de informações de qualidade, desejamos a todos um período eleitoral de muitos debates!
O período eleitoral exige uma série de regras específicas que envolvem a sociedade como um todo, e principalmente a forma de atuação das empresas. Assim, é comum que surjam dúvidas em relação ao período que antecede os pleitos.
Diante dessa demanda, a Equipe de Public Affairs da Burson-Marsteller preparou um infográfico com as principais regras de atuação para empresas e cidadãos.
Esperamos que nosso material complemente suas atividades e auxilie a atuação nos próximos meses!
The electoral period requires a series of specific rules that involve the whole society, and especially the way companies operate. Thus, it is common for doubts to arise regarding the period before the elections.
Faced with this demand, the Burson-Marsteller Public Affairs Team prepared an infographic with the main rules of action for companies and citizens.
We hope that this material complements your activities and assists the action in the coming months!
Na série “presidenciáveis”, realizamos uma análise sobre os candidatos “nanicos”, em bastante destaque nessas eleições. Além dos presidenciáveis, nesses últimos instantes pré-eleitorais, destacamos também o cenário nos principais estados brasileiros.
Para além das eleições, alguns assuntos estiveram nos holofotes da política e da economia brasileira no último mês e não passaram despercebidos pelos olhos da nossa equipe! Falamos da reforma política, do aniversário de 30 anos da Constituição Federal, dos casos reincidentes de corrupção no Ministério do Trabalho e da nova política de incentivos ao mercado automotivo, com o Rota 2030.
Com o intuito de proporcionar um material analítico e estimular sempre o bom debate, desejamos a todos uma excelente leitura!
O Boletim deste mês tem foco nas eleições de outubro, e traz uma análise do perfil do Presidenciável Henrique Meirelles. Ainda, destacamos aspectos relacionados às candidaturas femininas, às novas regras para a propaganda eleitoral na internet, e às disputas em cinco estados brasileiros. Por fim, abordamos também o impasse no Congresso para a aprovação da lei que se tornará o Marco Legal de Dados Pessoais.
No intuito de fornecer mais uma ferramenta de debate, a equipe de Public Affairs da Burson-Marsteller deseja uma excelente leitura!
Na coluna “RelGov em Foco”, o tema em destaque é o acesso à informação e o poder de análise do profissional de relações governamentais. O simples acesso garante a utilização eficaz da informação estratégica? Ainda sobre informação, destacamos a dicotomia acesso/vazamento de dados.
Não nos furtamos, é claro, de discutir os principais temas em voga na seara política e, na edição desse mês, você encontra mais um perfil na série “Presidenciáveis”, dessa vez o tucano Geraldo Alckmin. Na sequência, as implicações da prisão do ex-presidente Lula para a campanha petista, e os impasses e nuances da distribuição de poder, ou presidências, nas comissões temáticas da Câmara dos Deputados.
Finalmente, a análise internacional discorre sobre a rivalidade econômica China-EUA e, em seguida, sobre importância de investir na internacionalização de empresas e estabelecer players globais.
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Mais um mês chega ao final e, vivenciando uma crise de grandes proporções, a equipe de Public Affairs da Burson-Marsteller finalizou mais um Boletim Mensal, com temas de política nacional e internacional. A greve dos caminhoneiros gerou, além dos visíveis transtornos à população, uma situação política peculiar, analisada aos olhos atentos da nossa equipe.
Na série “presidenciáveis”, o perfil avaliado foi o da pré-candidata Marina Silva, já conhecida de grande parte da população. E, na coluna “RelGov em foco”, foi a vez da análise sobre o perfil multifacetário do profissional de Relações Governamentais.
No cenário atual, a decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal pelo fim do foro privilegiado e suas consequências, ganhou destaque no meio político. E no panorama internacional, destacamos a crise vivenciada pela nossa vizinha, Argentina.
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Another month comes to an end and, experiencing a major crisis, the Burson-Marsteller Public Affairs team has finalized another Monthly Newsletter, with national and international politics issues. The truck drivers' strike generated, in addition to visible disturbances to the population, a peculiar political situation, analyzed by the attentive eyes of our team.
In the series "presidential candidates", the evaluated profile was the one of the pre-candidate Marina Silva, already known of great part of the population. And, in the column "RelGov in focus", it was the turn of the analysis on the multifaceted profile of the professional of Government Relations.
In the current scenario, the decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court to end the privileged court and its consequences has gained prominence in the political arena. And in the international panorama, we highlight the crisis experienced by our neighbor, Argentina.
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Quanto mais nos aproximamos das eleições, mais os debates ganham corpo. O cenário político é de incertezas e um fértil campo para as mais variadas análises!
Nosso boletim de março segue com a série “presidenciáveis”, e foi a vez do polêmico Jair Bolsonaro. Além de diversas análises internacionais, locais, econômicas e políticas.
Nessa edição, trazemos também um pouco do dia a dia do profissional de relações governamentais, com informações para uma melhor compreensão da prática.
Sempre no intuito de estimular o melhor debate, desejamos a todos uma excelente leitura!
A publicação desse mês aborda a intervenção militar no Rio de Janeiro, a criação do Ministério da Segurança, a crise migratória em Roraima, as novas perspectivas de financiamento de campanha (tema caro para o ano de 2018, sem trocadilhos), além de uma contribuição sobre cenário político internacional, a situação sul africana.
Em 2018, a equipe de Public Affairs da Burson-Marsteller continua elaborando mensalmente um boletim com os temas mais discutidos no cenário político e econômico, nacional e internacional.
Sempre com o foco na política, essa edição do boletim traz análises jurídicas e econômicas, expectativas sobre o ano eleitoral, e muito mais!
A edição desse mês aborda as privatizações do governo Temer, a ética envolvida com o financiamento das campanhas eleitorais por entidades privadas entre outros assuntos da política brasileira.
The August edition approaches the privatizations made by Temer’s government, the ethics envolved with the financing of Election campaigns by private entities among other subjects from the brazillian politics.
A edição desse mês aborda a denúncia contra o Presidente Michel Temer do ponto de vista jurídico-político, as perspectivas para a corrida eleitoral 2018 em razão da condenação do ex-presidente Lula e as ferramentas da equipe econômica para garantir o equilíbrio das contas públicas.
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हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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managing their influence in a sustainable way.
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Index
Year 2 | Nº 01 | January
03 Politics | Presidential candidates: The hour Rodrigo Maia
04
Politics | Fake News, social media and political debate: a
recipe that can change the flavor of 2018 Brazilian Elections
05 Law | The hierarchy of the Powers of the Union
07
Politics| Congresso Nacional em 2018: Eleições definirão
pautas
09
Infografic | Scenario and uncertainties: Perspectives for
ministries on the Esplanade
10
Economic | National Congress in 2018: Elections to set
guidelines
11 Economic Data
12 Events Calendar
Anna
Paula Losi
Bruno
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3. Successor of Eduardo Cunha, the current president of the House of Representatives, Rodrigo
Maia (DEM / RJ), has two decades of parliamentary experience in the House. Chosen to occupy
or exercise a mandate, due to the dismissal of his predecessor, Maia won in the second round
despite of the favorite of the Planalto Palace, Rogério Rosso (PSD / DF). Since taking office as
president in 2016, Maia has stepped up and worked against the impeachment process of
President Michel Temer, defended the approval of labor reform and has been a fervent ally in
favor of pension reform.
Like its party, the Democrats, Maia realized in the political moment the opportunity to launch
itself to the presidency of the Republic. Not so much for his popular appeal or experience with
the Executive's guidelines, but in favor of a concept that aims to create bases for center
applications. In this sense, the party emphasizes the "capacity for dialogue, balance and serenity
to make decisions" of its pre-candidate.
The movements that permeate Maia's performance towards the candidacy are characterized by a
peculiar type of strategic duality: leadership of the Centrão, composed of PP, PR, PSD, PRB and
PTB; and alignment with the reformist proposals of the ruling party, the PMDB. However, Maia is
worried about Temer's recent announcement: his party plans to present its own candidate for the
presidential election.
Regarding the first strategy, the official support of the parties of the Centrão would guarantee
more time of political propaganda in the television and, therefore, would increase the popularity
of Rodrigo Maia, that did not perform well in its political stronghold in the last elections. Although
elected, his performance was meager compared to previous performances.
The other members of the Democratic party emphasize the good transit of the representative
between the Executive branch, the Judiciary and the left, center and right parties, which,
according to them, would be necessary and sufficient to unify the country. In addition, the DEM
intends to launch more candidates for state governments in a short and long-term project aiming
to expand the party and expand its power and influence.
However, Maia's chances of being promoted to the top position of the executive branch are
doubtful, although his efforts to do so may secure a second term in the presidency of the House
of Representatives. Both because polling surveys have performed well below expectations, and
because of the DEM's ability to fill the political cravings and gaps emanating from the void of
credibility experienced in recent years of scandals.
Politics
Presidential candidates: The hour
Rodrigo Maia
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4. The so-called fake news are nothing more than false news that appear to be true. In society
there has always been this phenomenon, but with the new technologies of communication and
information, the scale in which fake news can be produced and diffused is what makes them
much more dangerous, bringing doubt to the truthful news, after all, how to know if something
we see on social networks is true or not?
The most relevant public debates are directly impacted by these false news, such as the elections
in the United States and plebiscites on the BREXIT and on the peace agreement between the
Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In a
presidential election year, the fake news ghost also begins to haunt Brazil.
The regulatory and supervisory institutions already design the first strategies to combat fake
news producers. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced in January of this year that it
will set up a standard of action to combat the creators of this news, with the assistance of the
Brazilian Army, which will provide equipment, especially in the area of cybernetics with software,
the Federal Police and the Federal Public Ministry. Luciano Fuck, Secretary-General of the
Presidency of the TSE, stated that "it is a new subject in all major democracies and we are trying
to anticipate it.“
The motivations of the fake news creators can be political, but most of the time they are related
to the profit generated by the accesses of curious users. In addition, the use of robots and boots
made the spread of these rumors even faster. In April 2016, a study by the Research Group on
Public Policies for Access to Information (Gpopai-USP) showed that three of the five news most
shared by Brazilians on Facebook during the decisive impeachment week were clearly false.
Furthermore, another survey done by the same institution in 2017, indicated that 12 million
online profiles regularly share false news on social network in Brazil.
The fight against these rumors is complex and already becomes a worldwide political concern:
the definition of fake news is not clear or unanimous and involves issues of freedom of
expression. The European Commission has set up a working group whose initial task will be to
develop a definition of fake news and in 2017 the UN released the Joint Declaration on Freedom
of Expression and “Fake News”, Disinformation and Propaganda, stating that fake news are a
global problem, erode the credibility of the press and interfere with the right of people to
information. However, many experts argue that the creation of new normative devices and
punishments can be dangerous, since there is a risk of approaching authoritarianism and end up
curtailing freedom of expression, mainly because it is a phenomenon without a well-defined
concept.
Politcs
Fake News, social media and political
debate: a recipe that can change the flavor
of 2018 Brazilian Elections
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5. In an election year, the threats are even more eminent. Social media becomes a dubious tool,
since it can both be a strategic weapon for the candidate's campaign, or it can undermine their
chances in the suit, especially considering fake news threats. The use of Big Data, large set of
stored data, brings the possibility of the candidate discovering the intimate desires of each
person, offering personalized messages and adopting the formats that appeal to you, in scales
never imagined. Donald Trump, in the last presidential campaign of the United States, used this
technique and companies of this kind already operate in Brazil, offering services of this nature.
In December, the TSE released, along with the electoral calendar, resolutions on electoral rules,
also covering the virtual environment, and kept limits on internet advertising: advertisements
may only appear on candidate websites, parties and coalitions, being forbidden in pages
belonging to individuals or private companies. These rules can be changed until March 5th, when
they will be published. The possibility of pushing publications, and especially segmenting them, is
extremely damaging to public debate. Through a segmented sponsored publication, a candidate
can say that he stands for some position for those who agree with this idea and speak the exact
opposite for those who disagree, without these opinions being visible to people who look on his
page for information on proposals.
In Brazil, the new media and information dynamics make it imperative for voters to be even
more attentive to the advertisements, platforms and news posted online, taking into account that
many presidential candidates who have begun to organize their campaign strategies point to the
internet and social networks as important front of political action, since they will have little time
in the television.
Politics
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Our Constitutional text in its article 2, states that "are Power of the Union, independent and
harmonious between each other, the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary." The powers
must, therefore, obey a balance between them, without hierarchies or confusions. However,
what has been happening in the Brazilian scenario is a submission of the Legislative and
Executive Powers to the Judiciary.
This discreet occupation of the Judiciary over the Legislative and Executive space deserves
attention. If on the one hand it seems the beginning of an institutional crisis or a usurpation of
power, on the other hand it is shown as a mere political strategy or even a conscious transfer of
responsibilities by a legislature afraid of discussing exhausting issues.
With a weakened and doubtful body politic in the eyes of the population, the judiciary takes the
reins and starts to conduct politics. Without entering into the merits of right or wrong, the fact is
that who defines who will be the next presidential candidates is the judiciary; who defines
controversial issues as abortion, is the judiciary; who alters the judicial procedure is often the
judiciary itself. The problem: judges are not elected. They are approved in competitions to decide
technical questions. The position is not geared to political decisions.
The hierarchy of the Powers of the Union
Law
6. Another important axis that characterizes the judicialization of politics is the increased impact of
judicial decisions on political causes. Thus, even if technical judgment is necessary, cases such as
the one that we have followed last month, in which former President Lula is condemned by the
TRF-4 collegiate, have a significant impact on the country's politics. It is necessary that the
judiciary intervene, but the effects of the intervention are more complex.
In a single trial, our entire political and economic landscape is modified. They are the presidential
elections, the political games, the strengthening of the currency, everything in the hands of a
collegiate of judges. It is clear that crimes must be judged technically by judges and otherwise
there would be a burden to the other side of the scale, but what is discussed are the facts and
effects generated. Our Legislative and Executive are weakening and strengthening the judiciary.
The former president becomes ineligible under the law of a clean sheet, sanctioned by himself,
which provides that candidates condemned by collegiate bodies can not apply. The norm is
simple, but in a juridical and political game, numerous interpretations appear, including the one
that contemplates the constitutional statement that determines as fundamental right that
"nobody will be guilty until the final sentence of condemnatory criminal sentence".
Once again, with a judiciary beyond its role, the Supreme Court contradicts, curiously following
the conviction of the former president, the summary edited by the Court itself, which allowed
convictions in second instance to be subject to early arrests, replacing the constitutional
statement as superior. That is, the judiciary modified the Constitution and went back.
There is no way to claim to be a political game, but it is clear that there is a hierarchy of Powers,
weakening the political process as a whole and the Democratic State of Law, more and more. It
is therefore necessary to strengthen the Powers, individually, so that the Institutions become
stronger.
Law
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7. With the holding of elections in October 2018, the National Congress is expected to concentrate
its activities in the first half of the year. Standing committees in both houses should work
intensely, working to "clear" their guidelines. However, the electoral calendar should define not
only the pace of work in legislative houses, but also its guidelines.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, representative Rodrigo Maia (DEM/RJ), has spoken of
strategic measures for the government, such as the Pension Reform and the privatization of
Eletrobras, but also to make a concerted effort to vote on proposals related to public security, for
example. In the Federal Senate, there is not a consolidated definition of agendas, but it is
possible that the focus will also be on public security and regional development issues. In both
houses, however, it is expected that controversial issues will be postponed so as not to
negatively impact the campaigns of parliamentarians.
One measure that has already faced resistance for this reason since last year is the Pension
Reform. With the spotlight on the Chamber of Deputies seeking a definition on the measure, the
proximity of the elections is a decisive factor and has made it difficult to support the
government's proposal. Even with the changes in the text presented by the rapporteur of the bill,
representative Arthur Oliveira Maia (PPS/BA), at the end of 2017, allies of the government base
of Michel Temer have admitted that they did not raise the 308 votes necessary for the approval
of the matter in the House Plenary. In an interview on January 26, representative Arthur Oliveira
Maia reported that Minister Carlos Marun, responsible for the government's political articulation,
currently counts 275 favorable votes to the measure and 55 names of deputies who are still
undecided about their position.
Although the speech of the government and its allies is that the attempt to vote on the matter
will be held on February 19, there is talk of postponing the appreciation of the PEC for November
after the elections. In this way, the undecided deputies would be less fearful of negative
reactions from their bases and could finally sew agreement to approve the matter.
The privatization of Eletrobras, on the other hand, has already provoked controversy, but it
should not face the same resistance as the Pension Reform. At the end of December 2017,
President Michel Temer signed Provisional Measure 814, which, among other points, revoked the
prohibition on the privatization of Eletrobras and its subsidiaries. The proposal was not well
received, including by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, who criticized that the
government sent a provisional measure, which has immediate effects. On January 11, Judge
Carlos Kitner, of the 6th Federal Court of Recife, suspended, through an injunction, article 3 of
said MP, which determines the revocation of the provisions of the Law in relation to Eletrobras,
based on a popular action filed by the lawyer Antônio Accioly Campos.
Given this scenario, the government sent PL 9463/2018, which regulates the privatization of the
energy sector in Brazil, to the National Congress, to be made from the increase in the capital
stock of Eletrobras and its subsidiaries. Deputy Rodrigo Maia said that the proposal should be
approved by April.
Politics
National Congress in 2018: Elections to set
guidelines
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8. Another project published in 2017 should focus debates in the first half of the Legislative's work.
Provisional Measure 808/2017 reviews points of the Labor Reform (Law 13467/2017) approved
the same year by the parliamentarians and sanctioned without vetoes by President Michel Temer.
Among the main points changed by the provisional measure are:
• For intermittent work, the Work Card should indicate the value of the employees' time or work
day, as well as the term for payment of the compensation. Workers hired by this type of contract
will be entitled to holidays to be divided up to three periods, maternity wages and sickness
benefits. There will be minimum requirement of 18 months to hire a former employee as
intermittent. Intermittent work was the subject most approached by the amendments presented
by parliamentarians.
• the use of workers' wages as a parameter for compensation for moral damages was abolished;
• contracts that provide 12 hours of work for 36 hours of rest followed should be the result of
collective bargaining, no longer by direct agreement between worker and contractor, except for
the health sector;
• Pregnant and nursing mothers may work in an unhealthy place, provided they voluntarily
submit a medical certificate authorizing continuity of work.
967 amendments were submitted to the proposal, which should still be submitted to the Joint
Committee and the plenaries of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. There is no
designated rapporteur yet, but the name of deputy Rogério Marinho (PSDB/RN) is already
mentioned, which reported the PL of Labor Reform in the Chamber of Deputies.
The payroll reoneration bill (PL 8456/2017), important for the Executive to meet the fiscal target
of 2018, approved by Parliament in December, may face difficulties for approval, since its effects
would be postponed until 2019.
For the Federal Senate, there are still no big anticipations. During the year, the House must be
emptied, considering that in the 2018 election, voters will renew two thirds of their composition.
While many of the senators, including President Eunicio Oliveira (PMDB/CE), are moving towards
their campaigns, there is no definite agenda as in the Chamber of Deputies. An important project
awaiting distribution to commissions is PLC 79/2016, which changes the regulatory framework for
telecommunications. The project is not part of the priority agenda of Senator Eunicio Oliveira, on
whom the distribution to the commissions depends, but is widely defended by the Minister of
Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, Gilberto Kassab. Besides this matter, it is
possible that the senators invest in regional development guidelines, aiming at measures in their
electoral bases.
In sum, although the expectation is for a half-year of intense work, Congress members should
avoid issues they deem controversial and that may have an impact on their campaigns. This
stance could undermine the vote on expensive issues to the government of President Michel
Temer, especially the Pension Reform. In addition, in both Houses, the focus could be on issues
with greater popular appeal, such as public safety, and less on structural changes such as tax
reform and payroll reoneration.
Politics
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11. The globalization, a phenomenon accelerated in the last century and characteristic of the Third
Industrial Revolution (also called the Technical-Scientific-Informational Revolution), reflects a
process of economic, political and cultural expansion worldwide. Thus, the evolution of the
technologies of transport, communication, cultural approximation and the consequent shortening
of geographical distances was promoted.
In this scenario, it was possible to increase trade among nations, as well as the speed of trade.
With regard to these economic factors, it is worth noting the increase in world trade, through the
promotion of competition between markets, the formation of transnational corporations
(corporations operating in different countries) and, finally, the creation of economic blocks aimed
at joining the competitive advantages.
This set of actions together with communication tools and the actions of governments and
international organizations, provided a new scenario for international relations, based on
increased circulation of the financial market, due to the greater interconnection/integration of the
national economies. Thus, it is important to highlight the changes promoted by globalization of
the economic system, based, for example, on the creation of new forms of payment, such as
virtual currencies.
Also called cryptocurrency, virtual currencies were born in a scenario of cyber relations and in an
innovative way, in order to meet the new yearnings of ever more digital economic relations.
Therefore, it is worth mentioning that in 2017, a famous virtual currency, Bitcoin, became, for
the first time, more valuable than gold, a metal that gives value to money.
Given the global and surprising socioeconomic impact, several regulatory bodies of the financial
system have manifested themselves. In Brazil, it was no different: at the beginning of this year,
the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM, in Portuguese) banned administrators and fund
managers in the country from investing in cryptocurrency. According to the Commission, there
are many risks associated with virtual currencies, such as their safety and legality. It is worth
emphasizing that, after this statement, the currencies lost value significantly.
In this scenario, it becomes noticeable the difficulty of the bodies, in general, to adapt the news
of the financial system, as in this case. Thus, it is worth the perception about the need to
modernize regulation so that it is possible to foment new forms of economic, social and political
relationship.
Economic
Economic globalization: virtual currencies
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ANATEL Board of
Directors Meeting
Local: ANATEL
Headquarters
Ordinary Meeting of
the Board of
ANVISA
Local: ANVISA
Headquarters
CONITEC MeetingCONITEC Meeting
IEEE 4th World Forum on Internet of Things
Local: Singapore
ChemCon The Americas 2018
Local: New Orleans, United States
Agro Seminar:
Financing for
Agribusiness
Local: CNA
Headquarters
2018 Campus Party
Local: São Paulo, SP
MEDLAB
Local: Dubai
ANATEL Board of
Directors Meeting
Local: ANATEL
Headquarters
Seminar of the
Legislative Agenda -
Industry Network
Local: CNI
Headquarters
Carnival
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14. Events Calendar
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GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018
Local: Barcelona, Spain
1st National Conference on Health Surveillance 2018
Loccal:: Brasília , DF
Ordinary Meeting
of the Board of
ANVISA
Local: ANVISA
Headquarters
New President
FPA's Solemnity of
Possession
Local: Dúnia City
Hall – Lago Sul,
Brasília
World Rare Disease
Day
Celebrating Rare Diseases in the National Congress
Local: National Congress
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