Meirelles is blamed for the defeat in the debt renegotiation.
"Since Michel Temer is unlikely to concede defeat, it will fall on Meirelles' shoulders, a clear indication that his honeymoon with the deputies has come to an end. The PSDB party members, his main critics, voted against him. This signals that 2017 will not be an easy year for the Finance Minister, who is already under intense fire from politicians and those demanding more measures to stimulate growth," says columnist Helena Chagas.
247 - The journalist Helena Chagas, from The Divergents websiteHe believes that the defeat in the renegotiation of state debts falls on the shoulders of Henrique Meirelles, the Minister of Finance.
"Meirelles failed to convince the deputies to do what was more than reasonable in a situation where the federal government is helping states solve their financial solvency problems: demanding fiscal adjustment measures from governors in exchange for installment payments and postponement of their debt payments. In other words, there will be more deficits in the states' accounts – even if postponed – and that's bad for the Union's adjustment as well," she says.
"Since Michel Temer is unlikely to concede defeat, it will fall on Meirelles' shoulders, a clear indication that his honeymoon with the deputies has come to an end. The PSDB members, his main critics, voted against him. This signals that 2017 will not be an easy year for the Finance Minister, who is already under intense fire from politicians and those demanding more measures to stimulate growth."