Brazil's President Michel Temer attends a meeting with Business Leaders to discuss the pension reform bill in the lower house, in Brasilia, Brazil December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer has postponed meetings scheduled for Thursday to discuss a crucial pension reform vote as he recovers well in hospital following minor surgery, his office said, and he will not be back on the job until Friday.
Temer was due to swear in Congressman Carlos Marun as his political affairs minister who will be charged with drumming up support for an unpopular overhaul of the costly social security system, his key measure to bring Brazil's budget deficit under control.
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