Brazil: President Submits a List of Reforms for a National Vote
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Version 0 of 1. President Dilma Rousseff sent the Brazilian Congress political reform proposals on Tuesday in an attempt to assuage the public after a wave of massive street protests in June. She listed broad themes that she wants to see addressed in a coming national plebiscite, including campaign finance reform, an end to anonymous votes by lawmakers in Congress, and a possible shift from proportional representation to district voting. Ms. Rousseff’s approval ratings have declined by 27 percentage points in the past three weeks, and elections are coming next year. |