Victory for Rousseff: Senate passes major bill of fiscal austerity plan

Thursday, August 20th 2015 - 07:02 UTC

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Brazil's Senate approved a bill to roll back payroll tax breaks on Wednesday that is a key measure in President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to reduce a gaping fiscal deficit and restore confidence in her government's accounts. The Senate voted 45-27 to pass the bill which was received from the lower house with no changes. Read full article

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ilsen
She's changed her tune!
Austerity Measures? Oh my!
( clutches pearls )
Lol!
Aug 20th, 2015 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
But, and there's always a but, how much corruption money did it take to get them all to 'change' their intended vote from Nay to Yeah?
Aug 20th, 2015 - 11:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
Too little too late
This will compound the recession
Until they get rid of the free $ to slum dwellers theyll never fix what ailes them
Aug 20th, 2015 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ilsen

Stop stealing my pearls!

I've nothing to clutch.
Aug 20th, 2015 - 12:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Skip!
:0)
Oh I'm sure you do dear boy, I'm sure you do!
;-)
Aug 20th, 2015 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
“Victory”? How is it a “victory” when she's forced to reverse her policies completely in the hope that it will save her skin?

Intelligent Brazilians, a group that doesn't include Brasiliero, will still demand that she be impeached. That she be held in custody, as is only proper for a terrorist. That all her assets be accounted for. On with the prosecution for corrupt, criminal activities. Wouldn't 50 years in a labour camp be reasonable?
Aug 20th, 2015 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
She is in deep trouble,

She needs a distraction,
Argentina is now defenceless, hint hint...
Aug 20th, 2015 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
4, 5, LOL !!
Aug 20th, 2015 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
“Brazil's Senate approved a bill to roll back payroll tax breaks on Wednesday that is a key measure in President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to reduce a gaping fiscal deficit and restore confidence in her government's accounts.”

After reducing the “fiscal adjustment” target by 90% one month ago, she considers rolling back payroll tax breaks , a victory ??? the outcome of this vote, will simply screw the economy in that , due to the elimination of past temporary benefits, companies will let more people go, increasing unemployment, reducing consumption, reducing production, reducing Brazil.....BIG mistake....the fat b*tch has to go !!!
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