Tag: Michel Temer

• Wednesday, November 28th 2012 - 21:14 UTC

  Burdened by domestic problems Brazil’s Rousseff will be absent from Unasur summit

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has cancelled her attendance to the Union of South American Nations, Unasur summit in Peru on Friday because of “agenda problems” and previous “domestic engagements”, according to the Planalto press secretary office. Vice-president Michel Temer will be attending in her name.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2011 - 07:28 UTC

  President Rousseff battles for cohesion in a disappointed ruling coalition

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday that the two main parties of the ruling coalition, “PT (Workers party) and the PMDB (Brazilian Democratic Movement) are the basis of the stability and trust of the government”.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 21:12 UTC

  Corruption-shocked Brazilian government paralyzed; agenda blocked in Congress

  

  Brazil’s federal Police arrested on Tuesday Deputy Tourism Minister in a corruption sweep tied to funding for major sports events, the latest in a series of scandals to tarnish President Dilma Rousseff’s government.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 13:54 UTC

  Brazilian president support up two points following cabinet reshuffle

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff public opinion support climbed two points following last week’s cabinet reshuffle and a majority of Brazilians also believes that former president Lula da Silva continues to intervene in government affairs and this participation is ‘correct’.

• Saturday, June 11th 2011 - 11:37 UTC

  Rousseff names new Congress liaison to improve ties with coalition partners

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made the second key change of the week in her cabinet on Friday, a move aimed at improving strained ties with allies in Congress. Luiz Sergio, the minister responsible for liaising with Congress, resigned from his post,

• Friday, June 3rd 2011 - 01:56 UTC

  Rousseff tries to overcome internal rift and launches plan to eliminate extreme poverty

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched an ambitious plan to eliminate dire poverty in Brazil within four years by lifting more than 16 million people from conditions of “misery”.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 22:21 UTC

  Brazilian government promises tax breaks in support of industry

  

  Brazil will respond to the requests from industry and unions to reduce taxes to help boost local manufacturing and thus cut into the growing impetus of imports, promised Vice-President Michel Temer during a seminar sponsored by the powerful São Paulo Federation of Industries, FIESP, together with the two main organized labour unions.