A day after Rousseff was removed from the Presidency , the Brazilian press highlights the policies that the new government of Michel Temer want to follow. The new finance minister – a post equivalent to the Minister of Finance in Portugal – Henrique Meirelles, has given, inclusive, an interview, where he talked about the measures you want to crank. But while Brazil already seems to be focused on what is coming with Temer, the international press devoted editorials to the impeachment of Rousseff, full of criticism of the process and the Brazilian political system. Some even advocate the immediate new elections.
The government of Michel Temer, who took office Thursday , seems to have no time to lose. Friday morning, the new finance minister gave his first interview as a Brazilian government official.
Henrique Meirelles said in the morning show “Good Morning Brazil” of TV Globo , the first concern of his ministry will control the growth of public spending. Meirelles admitted that it will take “hard” measures, but which are “necessary” for a trajectory of sustainable debt.
“We are working on a system public expenditure targets where there is no real expenditure growth. “
the official also revealed that plans to implement the establishment of a minimum age for retirement .
“Yes, there will be a minimum age for retirement. We are looking into exactly what are the rules for this transition. “
Meirelles also promised to cut the expenses and privileges” of those who do not need “, pointing out that these cuts should not cover those social programs.
these are some of the first ideas that the government of Temer announced for the country. The executive, moreover, has already been gathered on Friday morning at the Presidential Palace.
The meeting served to Temer pass to his ministers the guidelines and the government’s priorities for the coming months. technical and political lines that can define a “new management model”.
According to sources cited by the Brazilian press, the ministers will then have to submit their proposals to the interim president within 30 days.
If in Brazil, the government of Temer has mastered the highlights of the media, the rest of the world, the press dedicated to publishing the impeachment process, full of criticism of the way the process was conducted.
the new York Times , for example, writes that the Brazilian crisis “can get worse” with the output of Dilma and advocates the immediate new elections. The American newspaper criticizes governance and Dilma errors, but nevertheless stresses that it is paying “a disproportionately high price” for administrative irregularities.
Still in the United States, Washington Post takes a more pragmatic tone, although point Temer as one of the “orchestrators” of impeachment. The newspaper points out that it will be the greatest challenge of Acting President: demonstrate that the exchange of chairs can revive the economy
In Spain, the El País has no doubts:. “A dismissal of Dilma Rousseff does not solve anything and increases the instability of the country. “
in the UK, the Financial Times considers that Brazil now faces a” crisis “triple and as the new York Times , calls for new elections. Still, the publication praises the credibility of the team called by Temer, in particular the choice of Henrique Meirelles gives a positive message to the markets.
Even in Britain, the The Guardian leaves many criticisms of the process. The newspaper even said that the political system should go to trial, and not just a woman. The Guardian points out that Dilma made mistakes and that these contributed to his dismissal. However, for the English impeachment process is not only the fall of Dilma, but also the fall of the Brazilian democratic system as a whole.
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