Dilma cancels trips to Salvador and abroad.
High tensions in society prompted the cancellation of two trips by the president; this Friday, she was scheduled to go to Salvador, where she would meet with players from the Brazilian national team before the game against Italy; in Japan, the agenda would be economic; sources from the Presidential Palace believe that the moment calls for caution, recommending that the president remain within the country.
Luana Lourenço
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – Because of the series of demonstrations taking place in the country, President Dilma Rousseff has postponed her trip to Japan next week. She was due to leave next Sunday (23), and was expected to return to Brazil on the 28th.
The president chose not to be absent from Brazil for almost a week given the popular demonstrations in the streets, according to the Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic. No new date has been set for her visit to Japan.
The trip that Dilma was to make to Salvador (BA) tomorrow (21), to launch the Semi-Arid Crop Plan, was also postponed. The change in the agenda was made at the request of the governor of Bahia, Jaques Wagner.
According to him, due to the Confederations Cup games, governors from the Northeast region are having scheduling difficulties and will not be able to attend tomorrow's ceremony in the capital of Bahia. There is no forecast for when the Semi-Arid Region's Agricultural Plan will be launched.
Edited by: Beto Coura