Brazil Economy Minister Says Won’t Resign During Pandemic: Globo
- Guedes forecasts Brazil’s economy will grow 3% in 2022
- Says economy ministry to aggressively persue reform measures
Paulo Guedes
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Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes will not leave his post while the coronavirus pandemic continues, he told O Globo newspaper. Guedes added that Brazil’s economy will grow 3% in 2022, the next electoral year.
Guedes estimated that President Jair Bolsonaro supported about 65% of his liberal agenda, though he said the Brazilian leader was completely on board when he was elected in 2018. Now, he said, that agenda has less political urgency.