Bolsonaro eyes bill for drivers, sparking criticism as Brazil debates pensions


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Jun 2019

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a credentials presentation ceremony for several new top diplomats at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro introduced a bill seeking to loosen restrictions for drivers on Tuesday, sparking criticism from the head of the congressional committee in charge of analysing a major pension system overhaul.

Marcelo Ramos, a lower house lawmaker and the special committee's chairman, said on Twitter that Bolsonaro had "no sense of priorities."

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