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Central Bank workers to strike
Central Bank workers will stage a 48-hour strike on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of their strategy to pressure the government to increase their wages and restructure their career paths. The move will delay the release of key economic indicators, though essential services will continue.
đ Why it matters. Central Bank workers are just the latest group of civil servants to threaten the government with a strike to get better pay. This has become a broader trend that could pose many challenges for the Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva administration.
Strike disruptions. Delaying the release of economic indicators is the least of the government’s worries. As The Brazilian Report showed last week, a strike at Brazil’s environmental protection agency, Ibama, means that critical post-fire cleanup operations are not being carried out â which could spell disaster when the dry season returns.
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