Brazil Pension Reform Backed in First Vote After Long Debate
- Lower house committee says pension bill to proceed in Congress
- Vote comes after govt agreed to changes on several points
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s pension reform cleared its first legislative hurdle in a much-delayed congressional committee vote, renewing hopes that the former Army captain can put the economy back on track.
After a sometimes tense debate that lasted more than eight hours, the Lower House Constitution and Justice Committee voted 48 against 18 that the bill is constitutional and can proceed in Congress. The vote took place after the government bowed to centrist party demands and altered several points of the bill.