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Brazilian court rejects federal government's accounting practices

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Brazil's Federal Accounts Court unanimously voted for the rejection of the federal government's accounting practices in 2014 on Wednesday.

The Accounts Court agreed that some practices of President Dilma Rousseff's administration in the 2014 fiscal year violated the country's fiscal responsibility laws. The court's decision represents a recommendation to the Congress, which will now make a final decision on the matter.

However, the final decision is not likely to be in favor of the government.

The federal administration is facing severe political problems, and the root of many of them is in the Congress, which has proven to be somewhat hostile to the government. Even some congressmen from parties of Rousseff's coalition have openly declared that they are now part of the opposition.

In addition, the opposition has been pushing for the start of a presidential impeachment process, and the Accounts Court's decision to not approve Rousseff's 2014 accounts may be what they had been waiting for to gather sufficient support to try to impeach her.

President Rousseff recently carried out a large cabinet reshuffle, in which the coalition parties got more space in the cabinet and more ministries. The cabinet reform aimed to ensure the coalition's support in the Congress, but it is not known whether the move will work or not, as the coalition's congressmen may still refuse to support the federal government in the end. Endi