Friday, May 31, 2013

TCU aponta patrimônio líquido negativo da União

Pedro Ladeira/Folhapress / Pedro Ladeira/FolhapressJosé Jorge, relator das contas do governo: "Geralmente as mulheres fazem maquiagem e ficam mais bonitas. Mas no caso do superávit, a situação ficou pior"

O balanço geral da União de 2012 deixou de registrar o passivo atuarial do regime próprio de previdência dos servidores civis federais (RPPS) estimado em R$ 1,25 trilhão, segundo o relatório do Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) sobre as contas do governo Dilma Rousseff daquele ano, produzido pelo ministro José Jorge, que foi o relator. "Caso essa obrigação fosse contabilizada, o patrimônio líquido da União [diferença entre ativos e passivos]passaria de um valor positivo de R$ 761 bilhões para um valor negativo de R$ 490 bilhões", disse Jorge, em seu parecer.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Brazil raises rate to 8% as inflation threatens recovery

President Dilma Rousseff’s administration has renewed pledges to slow inflation even as Brazil’s $2.5 trillion economy has expanded less than expected by analysts for five straight quarters. Photo: Simon Maina/AFP
President Dilma Rousseff’s administration has renewed pledges to slow inflation even as Brazil’s $2.5 trillion economy has expanded less than expected by analysts for five straight quarters. Photo: Simon Maina/AFP

Brasilia: Brazil’s central bank accelerated the pace of interest rate increases, as policymakers step up efforts to slow inflation that forestalled the economy’s rebound in the first quarter.
The bank’s board, led by president Alexandre Tombini, voted unanimously to raise the benchmark Selic rate 50 basis points (bps) to 8%, matching the forecast of 19 of 57 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Thirty-eight analysts expected a second straight 25 bps increase. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.