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Brazil urged to adopt fiscal adjustment early in Lula's next term
Economists and policymakers say Brazil must implement a fiscal adjustment of roughly 2 %‑3 % of GDP in the first year of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s next term. José Roberto Mendonça de Barros warns that without such a move the public accounts will “complicate” quickly, and suggests a two‑year freeze on real minimum‑wage growth and inflation‑linked health and education spending. Finance Minister Dario Durigan echoes the call, urging the government to detail spending‑reduction measures before 2027 and to cut mandatory expenditures to free space for priority investments, noting that a two‑point‑percentage effort could help lower interest rates. Other economists, including Felipe Salto and former World Bank deputy chief Otaviano Canuto, stress that a disciplined adjustment is needed to preserve fiscal sustainability, contain debt, and maintain market confidence, thereby avoiding capital outflows. The consensus points to a pragmatic, rather than ideological, approach to public‑finance reform.
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Darío Durigan · Felipe Salto · José Roberto Mendonça de Barros · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Otaviano Canuto
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Former World Bank deputy chief Otaviano Canuto notes Brazil’s fiscal vulnerability and need for adjustment. jc.uol.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The fiscal adjustment aims to restore market confidence and prevent capital flight. imprensapublica.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Finance Minister Dario Durigan proposes reducing mandatory spending and presenting detailed adjustment measures before 2027. valor.globo.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Brazil needs a fiscal adjustment of around 2‑3 % of GDP in the first year of Lula's next term. imprensapublica.com.br · www.estadao.com.br · valor.globo.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Adjustment could involve freezing real minimum‑wage increases for two years and indexing health and education spending to inflation. imprensapublica.com.br · www.estadao.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Durigan suggests a two‑point‑percentage effort in fiscal tightening to lower interest rates in the next government. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Economist Felipe Salto recommends a fiscal adjustment in 2027 to achieve lower interest rates and debt containment. jc.uol.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] Mendonça de Barros warns that without an adjustment the fiscal situation will complicate in the first year. imprensapublica.com.br · www.estadao.com.br