Civil servants staged large strikes opposing this and also other reforms. Despite the fact that public debt and inflation remained a problem in 2004, Brazil's economy confirmed signs of progress and unemployment was down. Polls in Aug. 2004 demonstrated that almost all of Brazilians supported Lula's difficult financial reform initiatives. https://foodbagtoday.com/profile.php?user=carmela.grier-451694&name=Your_Account&from=space&do=profile&op=userinfo