Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 18:26:39 -0500 From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> Subject: Brazil
Can our Brazilian correpondents report on what's happening with the politics of the IMF austerity package?
Doug
********************************************************** Dear Doug:
>From my part, only after November 16th, as I already noticed. For the time
being, the official truth may be read (in English) at the site of the
Finance Ministry:
http://www.fazenda.gov.br/ingles/welc.html
(I hope that they have already updated the English version of the site)
The so called "austerity" package (SAPs are so puritanical !) is going to meet a strong opposition, both from the left wing parties and the civil society as a whole, as well as from some sectors of the right wing camp.
Best regards, Roberto