Brazilian Senate approves constitutional amendment capping spending for 20 years

Brazil’s Senate approved  a constitutional amendment Tuesday that establishes a cap on public spending, effectively freezing health and education spending for the next 20 years. Brazil’s government – which took power six months ago after then-President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and removed from office – defends the move as a bitter but necessary measure to get Brazil’s flailing economy [...] Read more here: Free Speech Radio News