Brazil's Bolsonaro to Tackle Pension Overhaul Piecemeal

Right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he plans to tackle the overhaul of Brazil's fiscally burdensome pension system with piecemeal reforms that can pass Congress, starting with an increase in the minimum age of retirement. He said reforms should start with the public social security system and advance gradually to make sure they pass Congress. "The idea is to start with the (minimum) age, attack the privileges and take it forward," Bolsonaro said at a...

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