{"id":7364,"date":"2017-01-11T14:15:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7364"},"modified":"2017-01-11T14:15:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:15:35","slug":"2016-retrospective-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/2016-retrospective-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"[2016 Retrospective] – Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1 pessoal! Hey, guys! Como est\u00e1 a semana de voc\u00eas? How is your week going?<\/p>\n

We now move on to our second part of the 2016 retrospective! Here is the link to the first section, in case you missed it:\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/2016-retrospective-part-i\/<\/p>\n

Zika<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2016, the Aedes aegypti mosquito <\/span>apareceu<\/span><\/i> (appeared) like never before in the national news. In addition to dengue and Chikungunya, our little enemy is also transmitting the Zika virus, which has spread throughout the country, causing national disorder. In 2015, Zika began to be related to an outbreak of microcephaly taking place in the Brazilian Northeast. In 2016, microcephaly reached <\/span>outras<\/span><\/i> (other) Brazilian regions, with <\/span>mais <\/span><\/i>(more) than 1700 cases of the <\/span>doen\u00e7a<\/span><\/i> (disease) confirmed in Brazil by July. The situation has gained international repercussion, mainly due to the great amount of <\/span>estrangeiros<\/span><\/i> (foreigners) that came to the country <\/span>durante<\/span><\/i> (during) the Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aedes mosquito
(photo by baby kunnikulangara)<\/p><\/div>\n

Impeachment<\/b><\/p>\n

At the <\/span>final<\/span><\/i> (end) of 2015, the former president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, aceitou<\/em> (accepted) a <\/span>pedido <\/span><\/i>(request) for the impeachment of the also former President Dilma Rousseff, who was in the <\/span>primeiro ano<\/span><\/i> (first year) of her second term and had been governing the country <\/span>desde<\/span><\/i> (since) 2011. The request was based on fiscal violations carried out in the Dilma government, that could be regarded as a crime of responsibility. Since then, the country has been seized by waves of both opposing and pro-impeachment protests. After voting in the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, the then president was dismissed in <\/span>maio<\/span><\/i> (May). And nine <\/span>meses<\/span><\/i> (months) later, after the <\/span>come\u00e7o<\/span><\/i> (start) of the proceedings in August, Dilma suffered the impeachment. The process was rather troubled and seen by <\/span>muitos <\/span><\/i>(many) as a <\/span>golpe<\/span><\/i> (coup) by current President Michel Temer, who was Dilma’s deputy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dilma Roussef
(photo by Edmar Arruda)<\/p><\/div>\n

PEC 241 \/ PEC 55<\/b><\/p>\n

The constitutional amendment proposal that sets a ceiling for public spending for the next <\/span>vinte anos<\/span><\/i> (20 years) (called PEC 241 in the House and PEC 55 in the Senate) was one of the <\/span>primeiras<\/span><\/i> (first) measures taken by Michel Temer after assuming the presidency of Brazil. The intention is to limit Federal Government expenditures based on the amount spent in 2016 and adjust <\/span>apenas<\/span><\/i> (only) according to inflation until 2036. Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said that this is a necessary measure to make a fiscal adjustment and contain the country\u2019s expenses. But the proposal <\/span>ficou conhecido<\/span><\/i> (became known) as the PEC do Fim do Mundo (End of the World PEC) because it prevents new investments from being made in segments such as <\/span>sa\u00fade p\u00fablica e educa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/i> (public health and education). Despite the various protests, strikes and more than <\/span>mil<\/span><\/i> (a thousand) student-occupied schools and universities, the PEC was <\/span>aprovada<\/span><\/i> (approved) in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related posts:\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-politics-the-pec-241-and-occupations\/<\/p>\n

[Brazilian Politics] – The Impeachment<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n