Brasilia (AFP) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, officially invested Thursday began his second term by promising a return to growth stalled, the 7th economy in the world and thank you without a struggle against corruption full scandal Petrobras.
“More than anyone, I know that Brazil needs to find growth,” said Dilma Rousseff to parliament and 27 heads of state and foreign government during ‘ a 40-minute speech.
“The first step in this direction go through an adjustment of public accounts, an increase in savings, an increase in the growth and productivity of the economy” has she detailed.
“We will do this without any sacrifice of the population, especially the most needy”, was keen to stress Rousseff who delivered a half hour later in a public speech headquarters of the presidential palace in Brasilia.
More than 30,000 members of his Workers Party (PT-left) from across the country have followed this speech under a blazing sun.
Previously, true to tradition, the former guerrilla 67 years had made the journey to the Congress in the presidential convertible Rolls Royce (1952) on the Esplanade of Ministries.
Rousseff was the first woman in 2010 to govern this country of over 200 million people and the world’s seventh largest economy, which has huge pre-salt oil reserves located in deep water under a thick layer of salt.
close narrowly re-elected in October against the Social Democratic Aecio Neves, supported by the right, Rousseff has benefited social programs implemented by the Workers Party, in power for twelve years, who released 40 million Brazilians out of poverty.
“Today we have the first generation of Brazilians who have not experienced the tragedy of hunger”, welcomed Ms. Rousseff, who stressed that the priority of his second term would also be given to “education” with the oil royalties of resources.
“The new motto of my government will be Brazil, home educator,” said she said .
But during his first term, in which priority was given to social, GDP growth has deteriorated from 7.5% in 2010 to close to zero forecast. Inflation, it exceeded the tolerance limit in November to 6.56%.
And already, Dilma Rousseff set the tone by naming its new economic team led by Joaquim Levy, an Orthodox appreciated markets, which announced measures such as unemployment insurance reduction and suspension of government subsidies to prevent the rise in electricity prices.
Corruption is the Another great site that Rousseff takes office open scandal within the state oil company Petrobras, the flagship company of the country
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“The Brazilian people want more transparency and the fight against all types of crime, including corruption, and he wants justice applies to all. I am not afraid to face these challenges, “she told Parliament.
She then promised to investigate” rigorously “on the scandal Petrobras, and send to Parliament the first half of 2015 a series of measures to toughen the penalties for corruption.
“We have to investigate and punish Petrobras without weakening or reducing its importance for the present and the future. We can not allow Petrobras be the target of speculative interests, “added the head of state.
The scandal of Petrobras broke shortly before the re-election of Dilma Rousseff. The police operation “Quick Wash” showed that corruption was laundered nearly $ 4 billion in ten years. Petrobras faces international investor complaints and rating agencies could lower its rating, what to wear a serious blow to its investment plans.
The prosecution filed a suit for corruption, money laundering and conspiracy against 39 people for most entrepreneurs who overcharged contracts to Petrobras to pay bribes de- Wine certain of its directors.
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