Brazilian Unions Call for Day of Struggle Against Proposed Pension Reforms

Published 31 January 2018 (6 hours 55 minutes ago)

Temer has yet to drum up enough support in Congress for the reforms.

Brazilian unions have called for a “national day of struggle” on February 19, to voice their opposition to proposed pension reforms and changes to the country’s retirement system.

The unions have called for mobilizations throughout the country in order to pressure legislators from passing the proposals made by the de facto government of Michel Temer.

Part and parcel of his neoliberal economic reforms and policies of extreme austerity, among the proposals is the setting of a minimum retirement age of 65 years for men and 62 for women, as well as increasing the minimum period of contribution before retirees are permitted to collect their full pension.

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