Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has prepared a package of political reforms in a bid to put an end to days of anti-government protests and social unrest across the country.
On Monday, Rousseff said she would send her political reforms to Congress on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow we are going to send to Congress our suggestions for a plebiscite spelling out the general lines which we view as more important,” Rousseff said.
She also said the plebiscite was part of her attempt to combine forces with state governors and city mayors in offering “rapid and concrete solutions to problems of the economy, transport, health, education and politics.”
On June 24, following talks with state governors, cabinet members, and city mayors, Rousseff said, Å“I am going to press for a referendum for the election of a constituent assembly tasked with political reform.”
According to the Datafolha survey released on Saturday, the Brazilian presidentâ„¢s approval rating has gone from 57 percent to 30 percent since June 6-7.
The survey added that the number of those who thought that Rousseffâ„¢s government was doing a Å“bad or terrible” job has increased from nine to 25 percent.
The protests in Brazil erupted on June 11, when people in Sao Paulo took to the streets to condemn a price hike in public transport.
The unrest spread quickly across the nation as protesters also voiced their anger over the high cost of the World Cup, poor public service and political corruption.
On several occasions, Brazilian police resorted to tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters.
In a bid to end the unrest, President Rousseff pledged on June 21 to improve public services and to fight harder against widespread corruption in the country.
However, Brazilians were not swayed by her proposed reforms as new demonstrations have been staged since then.
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Republished with permission from:: Press TV