Mantega states that the country is in a strong position to face the crisis.
The minister met today with President Dilma in a government coordination meeting.
Finance Minister Guido Mantega reiterated today, during a coordination meeting with President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto Palace, that Brazil is solid and prepared to face the "worrying" international economic crisis. According to sources at the Planalto Palace, Mantega mentioned a quote from the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, who, in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, said that the global economy is expected to suffer "a spiraling slowdown."
Regarding the legislative agenda, the government hopes that the Senate will consider as soon as possible the National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment (Pronatec), the Super Simples bill, and the provisional measure (MP) dealing with resources for daycare centers, which have already passed through the Chamber of Deputies.
Besides Mantega, President Dilma Rousseff and Vice President Michel Temer, the following ministers were present at the meeting: Gleisi Hoffman (Chief of Staff), Helena Chagas (Communications), Gilberto Carvalho (Secretary-General), José Eduardo Cardozo (Justice), Edison Lobão (Mines and Energy), and Miriam Belchior (Planning). Also participating were the government leaders in the Chamber of Deputies, Cândido Vaccarezza (PT-SP), and in the Senate, Romero Jucá (PMDB-RR).