According to the Minister of Finance, it is also necessary to combat inefficiency, inequality, as well as approve microeconomic reforms, which, according to him, the government ‘is doing very successful’
This Tuesday (25), the Minister of Finance, stated that Brazil has the potential to improve its public finances, but argued that the country also do more than that. He emphasized the need to face inefficiency and inequality, as well as implement microeconomic reforms that can strengthen the credit environment and ensure greater legal certainty. Haddad is optimistic about the resumption of the reform agenda and believes that there are several viable proposals awaiting vote on .
During his speech, Haddad acknowledged that, although not all his proposals have been approved, Congress has already validated some relevant issues and the reform agenda will resume. According to the minister, this agenda of structural reforms has been played since the government took over. For him, it is not positive for Brazil to be “negationist” about the past.
“There is a lot of good to vote, there is a lot of good to address the National Congress, and we can deliver a much better country,” said Haddad, who participates in the 2025 Economic scenario panel at CEO Conference 2025, organized by BTG Pactual.
He also criticized Lobbies’ influence in Brasilia, suggesting that this practice can harm the process. “We should have gone further. Now, just don’t forget to not just put the problems we face in politics, because I see the performance of lobbies in Brasilia protecting their privileges, ”criticized Haddad.
The minister pointed out that the relationship between the political class and the business community has challenges, with some entrepreneurs adopting a “patrimonial” stance. “There is a lot of problem in the political class, but there is a lot of problem in part of business, which is not modern,” he said.
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Posted by Victor Oliveira
