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Weekly Report - 27 August 2015 (WR-15-34)
BRAZIL: As impeachment threat recedes, government trims fat
The decision by the government to cut 10 of its 39 ministries, at the risk of alienating its allies, demonstrates a degree of confidence that the threat of impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff has receded, at least for now. Given that Brazil has more ministries than any of the world’s 50 largest economies, the decision is a popular one. But it must be handled with skill to avoid generating even more ill-will towards the government in the federal congress.
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