'I will contain inflation, but without causing unemployment,' says Dilma.
The president said she is "committed" to the inflation target and that she will "systematically seek to reach the center of the target"; "Now, to achieve this, I will not cause unemployment among the Brazilian people because often what is behind this discussion is: 'Don't you think it's necessary to cause some unemployment because unemployment is very high?'", Dilma quipped, alluding to proposals from some economists; the candidate for re-election highlighted incentives for agricultural credit at Expointer, in Esteio (RS).
247 - President Dilma Rousseff reinforced her "commitment" to keeping inflation within the target range this Friday, the 5th, but said that this will not require "making the Brazilian population unemployed." During a speech at the Expointer agricultural fair in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, the president also took a jab at some economists who propose increasing unemployment to curb inflation.
"My commitment is to the inflation target. I will systematically seek to reach the center of the target. Now, to achieve this, I will not cause unemployment among the Brazilian people because often what lies behind this discussion is: 'Don't you think it's necessary to cause some unemployment because employment is too high? Because we are under pressure, because we are at full employment? Don't you think we should stop increasing the minimum wage?'" said the president.
The candidate seeking re-election also highlighted incentives for agricultural credit. Read more in the Agência Brasil report below:
Paulo Victor - President Dilma Rousseff participated today (5) in the 37th International Exhibition of Animals, Machines, Implements and Agricultural Products (Expointer), in the city of Esteio (RS). Before visiting some stands at the exhibition, Dilma defended the policies adopted in her government to increase productivity in Brazilian agriculture.
In her speech at the opening of Expointer, the president cited figures that, according to her, reveal improvements in the allocation of resources to small, medium, and large producers. Dilma considered that the government's dialogue with livestock farmers and agricultural producers has benefited these sectors by providing them with more space in the international market.
"Your work is essential for Brazilians and also helps feed the population of other countries, generating revenue for Brazil," said the president, after celebrating the end of China's embargo on Brazilian meat and the redirection of Russian demands to countries like Brazil.
In addition to highlighting incentives for producers' credit, financing operating costs and investments mainly through negative real interest rates, the president listed price control policies for family farming. She stated that it is the government's obligation to create conditions so that farmers have the assurance that the State will guarantee results commensurate with the effort of these workers to generate income and growth.
"We need to pay close attention to this machinery and equipment sector," added Dilma, emphasizing that the More Food Program guaranteed the purchase of 83 tractors, a volume equivalent to just over a quarter of the total number of tractors in Brazil.
The president also said that the Forest Code, approved by the National Congress in 2012, was the result of dialogue with the various sectors involved and brought legal certainty to producers. According to the president, it is possible to be productive and, at the same time, preserve the environment.