Brazilian military the most trusted institution, exempt from pensions' reform

Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:55 UTC

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Ever so dependent on the Armed Forces to keep law and order, the Brazilian government has exempted the military from a far-reaching pension reform. Following Congress's approval of a public spending cap late last year, the government of President Michel Temer is pushing ahead with a broad pension reform as the next stage of its austerity agenda. Read full article

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Briton
Sometimes, it is enough for a fool to take a crazy attitude to set off a chain reaction

Sometimes its wise to keep the military on side, especially if you intend to use them ?
Feb 18th, 2017 - 08:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
Which opinion polls?
Feb 19th, 2017 - 02:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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REF: “later exempt after growing signs of discontent among their leadership”: Sounds more like a joke than a “genuine”[?] excuse!

“Discontent”, about WHAT?
Feb 20th, 2017 - 01:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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