Tradução Livre de Inglês núm. 24

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Brazil’s pension system

AFTER spending much of her political capital fighting corruption, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president, has had to pick her battles. Seven senators from her resentful coalition have already quit, and more warn they may follow. Ms Rousseff has put most of her legislative plans on hold until relations improve. But she is training her remaining firepower on what may be Brazil’s biggest public-policy problem: a voracious pension system that threatens to bust the budget and damage the economy.

On February 29th the lower house of Congress approved a reform of civil servants’ pensions. It would cap the defined-benefit plans of future federal-government employees at 3,916 reais ($2,150) a month, the same level as private-sector workers. Those who want more would have to contribute to a separate fund. That would make the system less unfair and, in the long term, a bit cheaper.

The bill still must pass the Senate and Ms Rousseff’s powers of persuasion may not prove sufficient. Even if it is approved, however, it would only be a first step towards fixing a system that Fabio Giambiagi, an economist at the National Development Bank, calls “absolutely the most generous in the world. The economy of Brazil is very different from Greece’s. But in terms of retirement rules, we are worse.”

Fonte: http://www.economist.com/node/21551093

Brazil’s pension system
Sistema de pensão do Brasil

AFTER spending much of her political capital fighting corruption, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president, has had to pick her battles. Seven senators from her resentful coalition have already quit, and more warn they may follow. Ms Rousseff has put most of her legislative plans on hold until relations improve. But she is training her remaining firepower on what may be Brazil’s biggest public-policy problem: a voracious pension system that threatens to bust the budget and damage the economy.

Após gastar muito do seu capital político enfrentando a corrupção, Dilma Rousseff, presidenta do Brasil, teve que escolher suas batalhas. Sete senadores de sua ressentida coalisão já partiram, e mais advertem que podem seguir. A Senhora Rousseff colocou muito dos seus planos legislativos em suspensão até as relações melhorarem. Mas ela está exercitando seu poder de fogo remanescente sobre o que pode ser o maior problema de política pública do Brasil: um voraz sistema de pensão que ameaça golpear o orçamento e prejudicar a economia.

On February 29th the lower house of Congress approved a reform of civil servants’ pensions. It would cap the defined-benefit plans of future federal-government employees at 3,916 reais ($2,150) a month, the same level as private-sector workers. Those who want more would have to contribute to a separate fund. That would make the system less unfair and, in the long term, a bit cheaper.

Em 29 de fevereiro a Câmara dos Deputados do Congresso aprovou uma reforma das pensões dos servidores civis. Isso poderia igualar os planos de benefícios dos futuros empregados do governo federal a R$ 3.916,00 por mês, o mesmo nível dos trabalhadores do setor privado. Aqueles que quiserem mais deverão ter que contribuir para um fundo separado. Isso faria o sistema menos injusto e, a longo prazo, um pouco mais barato.

The bill still must pass the Senate and Ms Rousseff’s powers of persuasion may not prove sufficient. Even if it is approved, however, it would only be a first step towards fixing a system that Fabio Giambiagi, an economist at the National Development Bank, calls “absolutely the most generous in the world. The economy of Brazil is very different from Greece’s. But in terms of retirement rules, we are worse.”

A lei ainda deverá passar pelo Senado e os poderes de persuasão da Senhora Rousseff podem não ser suficientes. Se ele for aprovado, contudo, somente seria um primeiro passo para consertar o sistema que Fabio Giambiagi, um economista do National Developmen Bank, chama de “absolutamente o mais generoso do mundo. A economia do Brasil é muito diferente do que a economia da Grécia. Mas em termos de regras de aposentadoria, nós estamos piores”.