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Weekly Report - 22 January 2009 (ISSN 1741-7422)
BRAZIL: Unions and landless increase pressure on Lula
Trade unions and landless associations have started to increase the
pressure on the government of President Lula da Silva, as the Brazilian economy
slows down. The agitation could have not come at a worse time for the
government, which is desperately trying to shore up employment and incomes - as
well as maintain the political centre-ground - ahead of the general elections in
2010.
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