Presidency of Michel Temer

Michel Temer
Presidency of Michel Temer
31 August 2016 – 1 January 2019
Vice President
None
CabinetFull list
PartyMDB
SeatAlvorada Palace
Jaburu Palace

Standard of the President

The presidency of Michel Temer began on May 12, 2016, when the vice-president of the Republic, Michel Temer, temporarily assumed the position of president of the Brazilian Republic, after the temporary removal of President Dilma Rousseff, as a result of the acceptance of the impeachment process by the Federal Senate.[1][2] Once the process was concluded, on August 31 of the same year, Temer took over the position permanently, which he held until January 1, 2019, when the administration of Bolsonaro began.[3]

Temer became president in the midst of a serious economic crisis in the country. At his inauguration, he stated that his government would be a reformist one.[4][5] During his administration, several economic measures were approved, such as the control of public spending, through Constitutional Amendment No. 95, which imposed limits on future federal government spending, the 2017 labor reform and the Outsourcing Law. There was also a proposed social security reform, which the government failed to push through. Changes were made in the social field, such as the completion and inauguration of part of the São Francisco River transposition project, the reform of high school education and the establishment of the National Common Curriculum Base.[6][7]

While Temer was in office, the involvement of allies, ministers and the president himself in corruption scandals caused controversy. Despite this, the government managed to maintain a solid base in Congress, which made it possible to approve reforms "necessary to stimulate economic growth", according to him.[8][9][5][4] However, the administration was accused of backtracking by organizations and experts, particularly in the social and environmental areas and in the indigenous issues.[10][11][12] According to opinion polls by different institutes, the government had the lowest popular approval rating in the country's history.[13][14]

According to data from the Central Bank, the IBGE, Caged and the São Paulo Stock Exchange, during his two years in office, the government reduced the interest rate from 14.25% to 6.50% a year; inflation fell from 9.32% to 2.76%; the unemployment rate from 11.2% to 13.1%; the dollar rose from 3.47 to 3.60 reais and the Bovespa index rose from 48,471 points to 85,190 points.[15] Temer benefited from the improvement in his government's economic indices to record a video talking about good news in the economy and comparing it to the economic data from the Dilma government. "With these resources, the government will close the accounts for 2018 and guarantee compliance with the so-called golden rule," said Temer, adding that "Petrobras reached the highest market value in its history, 312.5 billion reais" and that Brazil "was considered by 2,500 top executives from around the world to be the second main destination for foreign investment in the main industrial sectors". Temer also said that in 2017, the Correios made a profit of 667 million reais. "This, by the way, is the first profit since 2013, when the company began to record consecutive losses until 2016," said the president.[16][17]

  1. ^ "Senado abre processo de impeachment contra Dilma Rousseff". Agência Senado. 2016-05-12.
  2. ^ "Em 3 dias úteis, governo Temer mostra incoerência". Exame. 2016-05-18. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. ^ "Temer se despede da equipe e embarca para São Paulo, onde vai morar". Agência Brasil. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. ^ a b Caram, Bernardo (2016-12-29). "'Este governo há de ser um governo reformista', diz Temer". G1. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ a b Kastner, Tássia (2017-02-22). "'Somos um governo reformista', diz Temer a empresários em SP". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ^ Caram, Bernardo; Calgaro, Fernanda (2017-03-22). "Câmara aprova projeto que permite terceirização irrestrita". G1. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  7. ^ Peduzzi, Pedro; Verdélio, Andréia (2017-02-16). "Temer sanciona lei que estabelece a reforma do ensino médio". Agência Brasil. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  8. ^ "Temer reforça "medidas necessárias" em cenário de impopularidade". G1. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ^ "'Aproveito impopularidade para tomar medidas necessárias', diz Temer". Folha de S. Paulo. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  10. ^ "Especialista diz que governo Temer representa retrocesso para as mulheres". UOL. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  11. ^ Lambert, Natália (2017-09-19). "Entidades protestam contra retrocessos socioambientais". Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  12. ^ Batista, Henrique Gomes (2016-05-18). "Órgão da OEA fala em 'retrocessos' em crítica ao governo Temer".
  13. ^ "Ibope: reprovação do governo Michel Temer chega a 70%". Jornal do Brasil. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  14. ^ "Temer é presidente com pior aprovação da história, diz CNT". Terra. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  15. ^ Mazui, Guilherme; Matoso, Filipe; Martello, Alexandro (2018-05-12). "Aos 2 anos, governo Temer festeja economia, mas enfrenta impopularidade, denúncias e crise política; relembre". G1. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  16. ^ "Temer grava vídeo com boas notícias na economia e compara com gestão petista". Estado de Minas. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  17. ^ Aquino, Yara (2018-05-09). "Temer ressalta números positivos da economia em vídeo no Twitter". Agência Brasil. Retrieved 2018-05-12.