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Analyst expects Lula to pursue a middle-ground fiscal approach
Analyst Caio Junqueira expects Lula to take a middle path on the economy in his fourth term as Brazil’s president.
He says Lula is unlikely to repeat his earlier economic policies in full or make deep changes.
The forecast is for adjustments within Brazil’s 2023 fiscal framework, which sets rules for public finances.
Junqueira expects the government to try to slow spending growth and increase revenue.
He says those adjustments would avoid cuts to social programs, changes to the minimum wage, or reductions in health and education funding floors.
The analysis was shared at a discussion of the outlook for Lula’s fourth term, and Junqueira expects this approach rather than a major change in economic direction.
CNN Brasil political analyst Caio Junqueira expects Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to take a middle-ground approach to the economy in a fourth term.
He expects adjustments within the 2023 fiscal framework and measures to increase revenue, rather than cuts to social programs.
Junqueira said Lula is unlikely to repeat either his first administration’s approach or the policies of Dilma Rousseff’s second government.
He said the president may seek to contain spending growth without changing the minimum wage or health and education spending floors.
Junqueira made the assessment during WW Talks, a CNN Brasil event held with Galapagos Capital and Eurasia Group.
- Who
- Caio Junqueira, a political analyst at CNN Brasil, assessed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s likely approach.
- What
- Junqueira expects a middle-ground fiscal approach, with adjustments within the fiscal framework and efforts to increase revenue.
- When
- The article was published on November 10, 2026. The date of the WW Talks discussion is not stated.
- Where
- The assessment was made during WW Talks, a CNN Brasil initiative. A physical location is not stated.
- Why
- Junqueira said Lula is likely to maintain confidence in the strategy that helped him win four presidential elections.
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- Analyst
- Caio Junqueira
- Fiscal framework
- Approved in 2023
- Expected fiscal approach
- Adjustments within the framework and increased revenue
- Social programs
- Junqueira expects no cuts
- Article publication
- November 10, 2026
What people are saying
I would bet on a middle-ground path in the economy, with some kind of adjustment within the fiscal framework, to try to contain spending growth, increasing revenue a little or a lot. An adjustment through revenue. Nothing new on the front.
I don't see a Dilma 2 government in Lula 4, but I also don't see a first-term Lula in Lula 4.
In Lula's mind, those who suggest doing things differently were not with him through those four elections. In Lula's mind, this is the path to follow.