In an unusual gesture, the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, has distanced itself from the major unions in the country, making it clear, this time in the economic field, that his government has its own personality and it does not move with the inertia of the previous government. The pulse remained in recent weeks between the new government and the trade union movement by increasing the minimum wage, which Rousseff does not seem to budge, is the final point of the relations that kept well greased and Brazilian workers Planalto Palace.
While former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used to opt for permanent tug of war with the unions, who supported him to death during his entire political career, Rousseff has already made clear it has no intention of gaining the sympathy-based union concessions . The labor leaders interpret the hardening of the discourse of the president and government a bad start, because, largely Rousseff claimed a victory in the last elections by the mass mobilization of the shop floor, the same as today feel betrayed.
From Senegal, Lula himself crossed the unions of "opportunistic" to pressure the government to revise upward its proposed minimum wage. The president's comments ignited immediately. Wagner Gomes, president of the Confederation of Workers of Brazil (BTC), said that Lula has "short memory" and to "help him when he was in the presidency and help their candidate was elected president." "Lula can say whatever he wants, but he is no longer the president.
We want to talk to Dilma. During the campaign, when Serra [candi-date of the Opposition] promised to raise the minimum wage to $ 600, Lula, Dilma promised us that the minimum wage would have a real increase. Therefore, the opportunists were them and not us, "thundered Gomes. The current minimum wage is set at 510 actual and the Government intends to approve an increase of 35 reais for next year, to 545 reais (240 euros), compared to 580 that require 600 workers and defending the main party opposition (PSDB).
Rousseff has terminated negotiations with unions and intends to submit its proposal to Congress next week to approve it as soon as possible. The Government argues that the salary increase be made based on a standard calculation from the Lula government which takes into account inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while the unions argue that this calculation no longer represents the real increase cost of living.
In any case, Rousseff has already secured a working majority in the House to pass a minimum of 545 reais. The parties allied to the government have announced that their members will vote, in some cases forced by their own president, who threatened to cut the budget of the Congress itself if your proposal did not receive the necessary support.
At the same time it tightens the screws on the unions, Dilma yesterday launched an austerity plan that provides a number of budgetary cuts. The Finance Minister Guido Mantega, announced a cut of 50,000 million reais in the 2011 budget (114,000 million euros). Under the plan presented, social programs for the redistribution of income and Economic Acceleration Plan (PAC) will not suffer reductions.
In just 40 days of Government, Rousseff has shown that not marry anyone and folksy style and always ambiguous rule of his predecessor has passed into history. The tension caused by wage bargaining resulted yesterday in a first strike of small size in the metal sector in São Paulo. According to several trade union leaders, the president runs the risk of facing an upsurge in strikes and demonstrations if it does not reverse its purpose.
In the areas of congressional opposition not sit well the announcement of the cuts. "Since it has a large majority, why not discuss these measures? Lula took some time to use the roller, but she is using from the start," criticized the president of the PSDB, Sergio Guerra. Rousseff has surprised the Brazilians in recent weeks with various ads are a dry cutting line with the Government of his predecessor: it has alienated the Iranian regime, has initiated an approach to government and Barack Obama has taken several decisions in economic matters that have little to do with government intervention that many predicted. 
While former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used to opt for permanent tug of war with the unions, who supported him to death during his entire political career, Rousseff has already made clear it has no intention of gaining the sympathy-based union concessions . The labor leaders interpret the hardening of the discourse of the president and government a bad start, because, largely Rousseff claimed a victory in the last elections by the mass mobilization of the shop floor, the same as today feel betrayed.
From Senegal, Lula himself crossed the unions of "opportunistic" to pressure the government to revise upward its proposed minimum wage. The president's comments ignited immediately. Wagner Gomes, president of the Confederation of Workers of Brazil (BTC), said that Lula has "short memory" and to "help him when he was in the presidency and help their candidate was elected president." "Lula can say whatever he wants, but he is no longer the president.
We want to talk to Dilma. During the campaign, when Serra [candi-date of the Opposition] promised to raise the minimum wage to $ 600, Lula, Dilma promised us that the minimum wage would have a real increase. Therefore, the opportunists were them and not us, "thundered Gomes. The current minimum wage is set at 510 actual and the Government intends to approve an increase of 35 reais for next year, to 545 reais (240 euros), compared to 580 that require 600 workers and defending the main party opposition (PSDB).
Rousseff has terminated negotiations with unions and intends to submit its proposal to Congress next week to approve it as soon as possible. The Government argues that the salary increase be made based on a standard calculation from the Lula government which takes into account inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while the unions argue that this calculation no longer represents the real increase cost of living.
In any case, Rousseff has already secured a working majority in the House to pass a minimum of 545 reais. The parties allied to the government have announced that their members will vote, in some cases forced by their own president, who threatened to cut the budget of the Congress itself if your proposal did not receive the necessary support.
At the same time it tightens the screws on the unions, Dilma yesterday launched an austerity plan that provides a number of budgetary cuts. The Finance Minister Guido Mantega, announced a cut of 50,000 million reais in the 2011 budget (114,000 million euros). Under the plan presented, social programs for the redistribution of income and Economic Acceleration Plan (PAC) will not suffer reductions.
In just 40 days of Government, Rousseff has shown that not marry anyone and folksy style and always ambiguous rule of his predecessor has passed into history. The tension caused by wage bargaining resulted yesterday in a first strike of small size in the metal sector in São Paulo. According to several trade union leaders, the president runs the risk of facing an upsurge in strikes and demonstrations if it does not reverse its purpose.
In the areas of congressional opposition not sit well the announcement of the cuts. "Since it has a large majority, why not discuss these measures? Lula took some time to use the roller, but she is using from the start," criticized the president of the PSDB, Sergio Guerra. Rousseff has surprised the Brazilians in recent weeks with various ads are a dry cutting line with the Government of his predecessor: it has alienated the Iranian regime, has initiated an approach to government and Barack Obama has taken several decisions in economic matters that have little to do with government intervention that many predicted.
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