In a conciliatory gesture, President Dilma Rousseff abandoned her usual practice of delegating the task of addressing the first joint session of the federal congress of the New Year, and took to the podium herself. For her pains, she was roundly booed, in particular when she mentioned her government’s plans to reintroduce a financial transactions tax (CPMF) and to use the social security fund (FGTS) to facilitate payroll loans as part of her government’s attempts to stimulate domestic demand. Though the push for her impeachment may have ebbed in the summer recess, Rousseff still faces a largely hostile congress.End of preview - This article contains approximately 499 words.
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