Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, pledged fiscal adjustments totaling 200 billion reals ($39.49 billion) during an interview with TV Globo on October 16 if he wins the presidential runoff against incumbent Lula da Silva on October 25. He rejected media reports suggesting that his campaign was considering cuts to social spending or minimum wage increases, insisting instead that the adjustments would come from reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies and monetizing federal assets.
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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, pledged on Friday to curb Brazil's rising public debt without cutting social spending if elected president. Speaking in an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional, the most-watched newscast in Brazil, he promised a 200 billion real ($39.49 billion) fiscal adjustment but dismissed media reports suggesting his campaign was considering halting minimum wage increases or reducing social benefits. The runoff election is set for October 25, where Bolsonaro will face leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending SAO PAULO, Oct 16 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that, if elected president, he would seek to curb Brazil's rising public debt without touching politically sensitive social spending commitments, rejecting media reports that his campaign was considering such measures. The right-wing lawmaker, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff on October 25 and currently leads polls against the incumbent. •
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🔮 Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending SAO PAULO, Oct 16 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that, if elected president, he would seek to curb Brazil's rising public debt without touching politically sensitive social spending commitments, rejecting media reports that his campaign was considering such measures. The right-wing lawmaker, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff on October 25 and currently leads polls against the incumbent. •
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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending · assertive framing

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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro pledges fiscal adjustment, rejects cuts to social spending SAO PAULO, Oct 16 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that, if elected president, he would seek to curb Brazil's rising public debt without touching politically sensitive social spending commitments, rejecting media reports that his campaign was considering such measures. The right-wing lawmaker, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff on October 25 and currently leads polls against the incumbent. • asserted
lawmaker → pledge → incumbent
In an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional, the most-watched newscast in Brazil, Bolsonaro pledged to deliver a 200 billion real ($39.49 billion) fiscal adjustment in the federal budget if elected • asserted
Bolsonaro → watch → budget
Bolsonaro dismissed proposals attributed by media reports to his campaign to halt real minimum wage increases, eliminate automatic adjustments for social benefits or reduce mandatory social expenditures • asserted
Bolsonaro → dismiss → expenditures
"There has been a lot of fake news circulating, and this is an important moment to set the record straight," the senator said • asserted
senator → circulate → record
Instead, Bolsonaro said the adjustment would come from eliminating ministries, tackling mismanagement at state-controlled firms and monetizing federal real estate assets • asserted
adjustment → say → assets
Brazil's gross debt has risen more than 10 percentage points during Lula's term to 82.9% of GDP, while long-term interest rates have fallen since Bolsonaro's first-round victory • asserted
rates → rise → victory
The senator also said he would not seek to reverse a constitutional amendment approved on Wednesday to shorten the working week in Brazil from six to five days($1 = 5.0648 reais) REUTERS asserted
he → say → reais
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