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Speaking to journalists at his hotel in Davos, Switzerland,
Haddad said that Brazilian institutions "gave a very immediate
response" after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro
stormed government buildings in Brasilia on Jan. 8.
"Brazil is committed to the electoral result, to democratic
rules, freedom, individual freedoms, respecting constitutional
guarantees," said the minister, who is representing the country
at Davos along with Environment Minister Marina Silva.
He stressed that the economic model defended by the newly
inaugurated government of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva is aiming to boost economic growth with fiscal and
environmental sustainability, as well as social justice.
Later on Monday, Haddad met Achim Steiner, head of the U.N.
Development Programme, and the new president of the
Inter-American Development Bank, Brazilian Ilan Goldfajn.
After the meetings, Haddad told journalists that the IDB showed
interest in financing clean energy in Brazil, in remarks
broadcast on TV GloboNews.
Haddad and Silva will discuss the country's economic, social and
environmental road map at a WEF panel on Tuesday.
"We can think about the reindustrialization of Brazil based on
sustainability," said Haddad, who also said Brazil wants to
resume its environmental commitments by combating deforestation
and advancing in renewable energy.
The minister last week presented an ambitious plan to more than
halve the government's estimated deficit this year by boosting
tax revenue and trimming expenditures.
Still, investors are awaiting details of new fiscal rules from
the government. Lula secured early congressional support for a
spending package bypassing a constitutional spending cap, adding
to concerns about fiscal discipline.
Haddad said it was "very realistic" for the country to end this
year with a primary budget deficit of 1% of gross domestic
product, assuming that part of the fiscal measures are
effective.
He also said the government wants to vote on a tax reform in the
first half of the year after reaching a consensus text based on
two proposals that are already in Congress.
(Reporting by Marcela AyresEditing by Alistair Bell)
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