Criticism of Lula's economic plans mounts as Brazil markets tank

Posted on AllSides January 4th, 2023
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Criticism of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's economic policies grew on Wednesday, with analysts and a leading newspaper slamming ministers after local markets tanked in the leftist's first two days in office.

Financial Minister Fernando Haddad, a Lula loyalist who ran a failed presidential bid as the leftist Workers Party candidate in 2018, has been among the main targets, with his hometown newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo dubbing him a "decorative minister" on Wednesday.

Haddad, a former mayor of Sao Paulo, took office vowing to restore public accounts and with the...

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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/criticism-lulas-economic-plans-mounts-brazil-markets-tank-2023-01-04/

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