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Brazil's new top diplomat shifts focus from ideology to trade
BRASILIA/BUENOS AIRES | By Anthony Boadle


Brazilian new Foreign Minister Jose Serra attends his inauguration ceremony at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 18, 2016.
Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

The arrival of a tough-talking foreign minister in Brazil marks a move away from ideologically-driven diplomacy that raised tensions with the United States and towards a big push on trade.
Jose Serra's first foreign visit to Argentina on Monday focused on restoring South America's Mercosur customs union to its purpose as a free trade area, after Venezuela's entry in 2012 turned it into a left-leaning political forum.
The suspension of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to face an impeachment trial and her replacement by centrist Michel Temer has pushed the political pendulum toward the centre in South America after the election of a centre-right government in Argentina last year.
"Diplomacy will once again reflect the values of Brazilian society and the interest of its economy, and no longer be at the service of the ideological preferences of one political party and its allies abroad," Serra said in his first speech as minister last week.
His first move as Temer's foreign minister was to strongly rebuke Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua for interfering in Brazilian affairs by describing Rousseff's removal as an illegal "coup."
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is resisting opposition calls for a referendum to oust him in the midst of a painful recession, recalled his ambassador from Brasilia for consultations.
Serra is under pressure to act against Maduro. The chairman of Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged the government to trigger Mercosur's democratic clause and have Venezuela suspended. Maduro's government "is fast becoming an open dictatorship," Senator Aloysio Nunes told Reuters.
REVIVING MERCOSUR
The 74-year-old Serra is a prominent senator who would like to use his ministerial post as a springboard for a third bid for the presidency. His success may hinge on keeping his pledge to open new export markets for Brazil's tanking economy.
His ministry has been given increased authority to negotiate trade deals. He plans to increase trade with traditional markets like the United States and the European Union, as well as more recent ones such as China, which has quickly risen to become Brazil's biggest export market.
Relations between Washington and Brasilia cooled during the 2003-2010 government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who prioritised South-South relations but also raised Brazil's international profile while the economy was booming.
Rousseff, his successor, was less rigid but ties with the United States were badly shaken in 2013 by reports of U.S. spying on Brazil, which prompted her to cancel a state visit to Washington.
Serra said improved U.S. relations were inevitable and will rely on easing trade barriers between the two largest economies in the Americas.
"There will be greater alignment between the United States and Brazil on some global issues," said Michael Shifter, president of the InterAmerican Dialogue, a Washington-based policy group.
Argentina will be fundamental in Brazil's renewed quest for trade as the top destination for Brazilian manufactured goods. In seeking to revive Mercosur, Serra will also ask the customs union to be more flexible on members reaching bilateral accords.
His plans were applauded by business leaders.
"Mercosur must be more proactive, less closed," the head of Brazil's most powerful industry lobby CNI, Robson Andrade, said. "Instead of political debates it should be negotiating international accords, such as with the European Union."
Mercosur's swing to the right has raised hopes for a trade deal with the European Union, which could create a market of 750 million people but has faced setbacks since talks began in 1999.
Serra was quick to play down expectations of a quick deal.
"I don't think anything crucial will happen in the next six months," he said in Buenos Aires on Monday. "We must study the offers [from the Europeans] well."
IMPOVERISHED ITAMARATY
An intellectual who works late into the night and often sleeps through midday, the blunt and abrasive Serra would appear to be the least diplomatic figure to run Brazil's foreign policy.
But the appointment of this high-profile politician to lead Itamaraty - as the foreign ministry is called - was welcomed by Brazil's respected diplomatic corps, largely sidelined by Rousseff. The ministry was underfunded to the point that diplomats posted abroad have been unable to pay their rents.
Serra promised to put the ministry back at the centre of government and rescue it from "penury" by covering a funding shortfall of 800 million reais (£154.7 million).
Brazil is in arrears on contributions to the United Nations and other multilateral organizations by $852 million, a debt that threatens its right to vote, Serra told O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper on Sunday.
Workers Party governments created 48 new embassies during 13 years in power, many in Africa and the Caribbean to win votes at the United Nations, where Brazil unsuccessfully sought a permanent seat on an expanded Security Council.
Serra, pointing to the absurdity of Brazil having more embassies than Britain in the English-speaking Caribbean, plans to study the benefits of its 139 embassies and close those that are unproductive.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Additonal reporting by Alexandra Ulmer in Caracas, Maximiliano Rizzi in Buenos Aires; Editing by Mary Milliken and Andrew Hay)


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United Kingdom


World | Tue May 24, 2016 2:26am BST
Related: World
Brazil's new top diplomat shifts focus from ideology to trade
BRASILIA/BUENOS AIRES | By Anthony Boadle


Brazilian new Foreign Minister Jose Serra attends his inauguration ceremony at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 18, 2016.
Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

The arrival of a tough-talking foreign minister in Brazil marks a move away from ideologically-driven diplomacy that raised tensions with the United States and towards a big push on trade.
Jose Serra's first foreign visit to Argentina on Monday focused on restoring South America's Mercosur customs union to its purpose as a free trade area, after Venezuela's entry in 2012 turned it into a left-leaning political forum.
The suspension of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to face an impeachment trial and her replacement by centrist Michel Temer has pushed the political pendulum toward the centre in South America after the election of a centre-right government in Argentina last year.
"Diplomacy will once again reflect the values of Brazilian society and the interest of its economy, and no longer be at the service of the ideological preferences of one political party and its allies abroad," Serra said in his first speech as minister last week.
His first move as Temer's foreign minister was to strongly rebuke Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua for interfering in Brazilian affairs by describing Rousseff's removal as an illegal "coup."
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is resisting opposition calls for a referendum to oust him in the midst of a painful recession, recalled his ambassador from Brasilia for consultations.
Serra is under pressure to act against Maduro. The chairman of Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged the government to trigger Mercosur's democratic clause and have Venezuela suspended. Maduro's government "is fast becoming an open dictatorship," Senator Aloysio Nunes told Reuters.
REVIVING MERCOSUR
The 74-year-old Serra is a prominent senator who would like to use his ministerial post as a springboard for a third bid for the presidency. His success may hinge on keeping his pledge to open new export markets for Brazil's tanking economy.
His ministry has been given increased authority to negotiate trade deals. He plans to increase trade with traditional markets like the United States and the European Union, as well as more recent ones such as China, which has quickly risen to become Brazil's biggest export market.
Relations between Washington and Brasilia cooled during the 2003-2010 government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who prioritised South-South relations but also raised Brazil's international profile while the economy was booming.
Rousseff, his successor, was less rigid but ties with the United States were badly shaken in 2013 by reports of U.S. spying on Brazil, which prompted her to cancel a state visit to Washington.
Serra said improved U.S. relations were inevitable and will rely on easing trade barriers between the two largest economies in the Americas.
"There will be greater alignment between the United States and Brazil on some global issues," said Michael Shifter, president of the InterAmerican Dialogue, a Washington-based policy group.
Argentina will be fundamental in Brazil's renewed quest for trade as the top destination for Brazilian manufactured goods. In seeking to revive Mercosur, Serra will also ask the customs union to be more flexible on members reaching bilateral accords.
His plans were applauded by business leaders.
"Mercosur must be more proactive, less closed," the head of Brazil's most powerful industry lobby CNI, Robson Andrade, said. "Instead of political debates it should be negotiating international accords, such as with the European Union."
Mercosur's swing to the right has raised hopes for a trade deal with the European Union, which could create a market of 750 million people but has faced setbacks since talks began in 1999.
Serra was quick to play down expectations of a quick deal.
"I don't think anything crucial will happen in the next six months," he said in Buenos Aires on Monday. "We must study the offers [from the Europeans] well."
IMPOVERISHED ITAMARATY
An intellectual who works late into the night and often sleeps through midday, the blunt and abrasive Serra would appear to be the least diplomatic figure to run Brazil's foreign policy.
But the appointment of this high-profile politician to lead Itamaraty - as the foreign ministry is called - was welcomed by Brazil's respected diplomatic corps, largely sidelined by Rousseff. The ministry was underfunded to the point that diplomats posted abroad have been unable to pay their rents.
Serra promised to put the ministry back at the centre of government and rescue it from "penury" by covering a funding shortfall of 800 million reais (£154.7 million).
Brazil is in arrears on contributions to the United Nations and other multilateral organizations by $852 million, a debt that threatens its right to vote, Serra told O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper on Sunday.
Workers Party governments created 48 new embassies during 13 years in power, many in Africa and the Caribbean to win votes at the United Nations, where Brazil unsuccessfully sought a permanent seat on an expanded Security Council.
Serra, pointing to the absurdity of Brazil having more embassies than Britain in the English-speaking Caribbean, plans to study the benefits of its 139 embassies and close those that are unproductive.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Additonal reporting by Alexandra Ulmer in Caracas, Maximiliano Rizzi in Buenos Aires; Editing by Mary Milliken and Andrew Hay)


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  • Lawmakers voted
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  • Temer ‘has the tools to advance his
    reform agenda’ -- Eurasia
Brazil’s
Acting President Michel Temer enjoyed his first victory in Congress
on Wednesday when legislators approved his request to change this
year’s budget target.

Actong
Brazilian President Michel Temer on May 24.
Photographer:
Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
Lawmakers
in a joint session of Congress supported government legislation
that allows it to post a budget gap before interest payments of
170.5
billion reais

($47.7 billion) in 2016, rather than a primary surplus as proposed
by the previous administration. The Senate and lower house voted
following a marathon session that ran well past midnight. The voting
tally wasn’t immediately made public.

Michel
Temer
Photographer:
Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images
Investors
use Brazil’s primary budget result to gauge the country’s fiscal
health and its ability to service debt. The country last year
lost its investment-grade status after the three major rating
companies expressed growing concern over government finances. Had
lawmakers rejected the administration’s request, it would have
been forced to drastically cut spending and shut down many
government services in order to meet the original target of a
primary surplus.
Wednesday’s
win is an important signal that Temer can garner support for
legislation in a Congress that until recently was stuck in gridlock
amid a political crisis. He now faces the challenge of sustaining
that support as he asks lawmakers to pass unpopular fiscal-austerity
measures that are designed to shrink the near-record budget deficit.
For
a detailed look at Brazil’s fiscal crisis, click here.
There’s
a feeling that the government does have a coalition and passed this
first test in the legislative process,” said Rafael Cortez,
political analyst at Tendencias Consultoria Integrada. “The hope
is that it can hold on to that to approve the economic measures.”

Top
Job

Temer,
75, took over Brazil’s top job less than two weeks ago on promises
to unify a country that grew increasingly polarized during his
predecessor Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment battle. While her
supporters still denounce Temer as the architect of a coup against
her government, his administration enjoys the support from many
legislators who until a few months ago were loyal to Rousseff.
"Temer
has averted conflict with parties that could become part of his
allied base," said Thiago Vidal, a political analyst at
Brazilian consulting firm Prospectiva. "The result of today’s
vote was widely expected."
The
acting president is betting he can pick up additional political
capital if he manages to put the recession-battered economy back on
track. To achieve that goal, Temer said on Tuesday he’ll ask
Congress to limit subsidies and approve a cap on government
spending. He also suggested he could shut down Brazil’s sovereign
wealth fund and improve corporate governance at public pension funds
and state-run companies.
Structural
reforms including a limit on government spending are more important
than one-time budget cuts for putting Brazil’s fiscal accounts in
order, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said Tuesday. The
spending ceiling will be adjusted according to inflation from the
previous year, with expenditure requirements for health and
education subject to that limit, he added.

Reform
Agenda’

Two
of the measures announced Tuesday -- scrapping the country’s
sovereign wealth fund and asking development bank BNDES to repay its
Treasury debt -- could be implemented by executive decision, and
both would help reduce the public debt.

Yet
the spending cap entails amending the constitution. To achieve
that, the government would need support from at least
three-fifths of Congress. Members of Temer’s political party say
they’re confident they have enough votes even after Romero Juca --
who was spearheading efforts to pass the measures in Congress -- was
forced
to leave

Temer’s cabinet this week and return to his previous job as
senator.
"While
Juca’s departure was a setback, everything suggests the Senator
will remain a key leader coordinating Temer’s reform agenda in
Congress," analysts at political consulting firm Eurasia Group
wrote in a research note on Tuesday. "Temer’s reform agenda
will advance."





























































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Interim
President Michel Temer decided to go to Congress next Monday (May
23) to present the new fiscal target proposal for this year—a
$48.1 billion budget deficit.
The
estimated amount exceeds the $27.3 billion deficit announced in
March by the economic team of President Dilma Rousseff, who is now
suspended.
Temer
met with his economic team before Finance Minister Henrique
Meirelles announced the new proposal on Friday (20). His planned
appearance before Congress is meant as a message of respect for the
legislature, who must approve the new target, and an attempt to
sensitize them to important economic measures for the government,
beginning with the fiscal target.
The
National Congress has until May 30 to approve Temer's new fiscal
target proposal. The former proposal announced by Rousseff's
administration in March—revising the $6.7 billion surplus to a
$27.3 billion deficit—was left unvoted as Congress shifted its
focus to the impeachment proceedings.


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Governo
aprova nova meta fiscal no Congresso

Rachel Gamarski, Valmar Hupsel Filho, Daiene
Cardoso - O Estado de S.Paulo
25 Maio 2016 | 05h 39 - Atualizado: 25 Maio 2016
| 05h 39

Sessão, que durou mais de 16h, foi marcada
pelas tentativas da oposição de obstruir a votação

BRASÍLIA
- Em votação simbólica, o Congresso Nacional aprovou na madrugada
desta quarta-feira, 25, a alteração da meta fiscal que permite um
déficit de R$ 170,5 bilhões nas contas do governo central ao final
de 2016. Com mais de 16 horas de votação, os deputados e senadores
votaram ainda 24 vetos presidenciais que trancavam a pauta.










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O
projeto aprovado pela Casa inclui R$ 56,6 bilhões de riscos fiscais,
passivos e despesas já contratadas, itens como a possibilidade de
redução do resultado fiscal dos Estados, uma quantia de R$ 9,0
bilhões para evitar a paralisação de obras do PAC, além de R$ 3,5
bilhões para a Defesa e R$ 3,0 bilhões para a Saúde.
A
nova equipe econômica conseguiu ainda o descontingenciamento de R$
21,2 bilhões. Em março, o time então comandado pelo ex-ministro da
Fazenda Nelson Barbosa pediu o contingenciamento temporário. A
intenção do governo com a liberação dos recursos é garantir a
continuidade do funcionamento da máquina pública.
A
meta fiscal aprovada nesta madrugada precisará ser sancionada pelo
presidente em exercício, Michel Temer e prevê que o governo
entregue, ao final do ano, um déficit de R$ 163,942 bilhões no
setor público consolidado. O Governo Federal deverá apresentar um
resultado primário negativo de R$ 170,496 bilhões. Para Estados e
municípios, espera-se um superávit de R$ 6,554 bilhões.
O
presidente do Congresso agilizou a votação da meta fiscal. Já de
madrugada, Renan evitou a votação dos destaques em separado e,
também em votação simbólica, rejeitou os 15 destaques
apresentados.
Com
a aprovação da matéria o governo não precisará mais
contingenciar R$ 137,9 bilhões no orçamento deste ano, o que seria
impossível já que a base contingenciável é de apenas R$ 29
bilhões. A equipe econômica contava com a votação do projeto até
o segunda-feira (30) para evitar um descumprimento da Lei de
Responsabilidade Fiscal.
O
senador Romero Jucá (PMDB-RR), que é ex-ministro do Planejamento e
construiu a proposta de mudança fiscal, esteve presente durante todo
o dia e foi um dos primeiros a falar durante a sessão do Congresso.
Já durante a madrugada, Jucá pediu a palavra para rebater críticas
que recebeu de deputados oposicionistas após o vazamento de áudio
em que se mostra contra a operação Lava Jato.
A
sessão foi marcada pelas tentativas da oposição de obstruir a
votação. Os deputados oposicionistas, além de atacarem o
ex-ministro do Planejamento, também pediram, diversas vezes, que a
mudança da meta fosse votada na Comissão Mista de Orçamento (CMO).
O presidente da Casa precisou intervir para evitar que a sessão se
arrastasse ainda mais.
O
relator da matéria, deputado Dagoberto (PDT-MS) encaminhou um
parecer favorável à aprovação e acatou, integralmente, os pedidos
do governo. Durante a leitura do seu relatório ele classificou o
déficit de R$ 170,5 bilhões de "justo e bom para o País".
Na
avaliação do deputado, a nova equipe econômica, comandada pelo
ministro da Fazenda, Henrique Meirelles, está fazendo um "esforço
legítimo para restabelecer confiança" e não se pode ignorar
as dificuldades financeiras que o País está enfrentando. "Nesse
contexto acreditamos que a equipe econômica fará todos os esforços
para permitir que déficit público tenha trajetória sustentável",
afirmou antes de ressaltar que "o ajuste fiscal é necessário".










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END