Brazil

Rousseff is ill-placed to renegotiate debts with governors, but Temer's own leeway would also be questionable

Rousseff's removal now appears likely by mid-May, but many other issues will remain unresolved

The president's departure would not resolve pending issues that weigh on the business outlook

Ethanol can help reduce carbon monoxide emissions, but cheap oil makes its use less attractive

A Temer government would pursue economic orthodoxy, but unpopular reforms could rapidly shake an unwieldy coalition

President Rousseff will almost certainly lose the vote to impeach her; the Senate could vote to suspend her by early May

There is no short-term prospect of an uptick for the auto sector, in sharp decline since 2014

'Coup' claims are unfounded, but the impeachment may be interpreted as seeking to thwart democratic processes