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Brazil launches privatisation plan to fix economy

The new Brazilian government headed by Michel Temer announced a plan of economic reforms to groped to revive the economy hit by the crisis without increasing public spending.

Temer announced a privatization plan: from the sale of four airports and two harbours to a series of projects such as the construction of new buildings and roads up to the creation of new mines to be entrusted to private companies. "The State can not do everything," the president said during the presentation of the reforms.

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Brazil: economy hopes in Temer

Surrounded by distrust on its actual ability to adopt the economic reforms needed to revive the country, Michel Temer started on 1 September his tenure as president of Brazil. The new head of state has the obligation to take measures to love to avoid the collapse of the public finances, necessary care, already announced in his first speech after the inauguration, broadcast to unified networks and which caused riots in the streets.

As for the economic aspect, the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff, voted by the Federal Senate in Brasilia with a result of 61 in favor and 20 against, will lead to a change of gear in Temer government which could shoulder the burden of the high expectations of the market. In recent months, the stock market was soaring, with the central banks to inject liquidity into the global economy and investors hunting for higher returns.

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