Week of March 19

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 19 Mar 2015 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
Cid Gomes’s dismissal first step toward ministerial reform The dismissal of the Minister of Education, Cid Gomes (PROS-CE), which took place yesterday afternoon, is a consequence of his clashing with Congress. In opting to remove Cid, the Planalto is signaling a willingness to prevent further deterioration of its relationship with Congress. The decision to remove Cid was made after a turbulent Congressional session, in which the now former minister was summoned to the House of Representatives to provide clarification of his statement that Congress was full of “about 400 swindlers”. Pressure...

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