Brazil's Rousseff Denies That Levy Is Isolated and Worn Out
- Rousseff Says Government Respects Levy, Economic Team
- Government is Working to Overcome Fiscal Difficulties
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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said her Finance Minister Joaquim Levy is not isolated and worn out, even after several of his recent proposals aimed at avoiding a sovereign credit rating downgrade were blocked.
“This process of distorting and saying that Minister Levy is isolated and worn out is a disservice to the country,” Rousseff told reporters in Brasilia. “He is not at all. Within our government, he is not. We have the utmost respect for the minister, and for all the ministers in our economic area.”