Morais Lecio - Brazil: neoliberalism versus democracy

ARENA

Aliana Renovadora Nacional (National Renewal Alliance).

BA

Bureaucratic-authoritarian state or political regime.

BNDE

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econmico (National Bank of Economic Development).

BNDES

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econmico e Social (National Bank of Economic and Social Development).

BPC

Benefcio de Prestao Continuada (benefit paid to the elderly and disabled).

BRICS

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

CBA

Comit Brasileiro pela Anistia (Brazilian Committee for Amnesty).

CCTs

Conditional cash transfer programmes.

CEO

Chief executive officer.

Cofins

Contribuio sobre o Faturamento das Empresas (Contribution on Company Revenues).

CPMF

Contribuio Provisria sobre Movimentaes Financeiras (Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions).

CSLL

Contribuio sobre o Lucro Lquido (Contribution on Net Profits).

CUT

Central nica dos Trabalhadores (Confederation of Trade Unions linked to the PT).

DIEESE

Departamento Intersindical de Estatstica e Estudos Socio-economicos (Joint Trade Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies).

DPD

Domestic public debt.

FDI

Foreign direct investment.

FIESP

Federao das Indstrias do Estado de So Paulo (Industrial Federation of the State of So Paulo).

FSE

Fundo Social de Emergncia (Social Emergency Fund).

GDP

Gross domestic product.

IBGE

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics).

IMF

International Monetary Fund.

ISI

Import-substituting industrialisation.

LRF

Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal (Fiscal Responsibility Law).

M&As

Mergers and acquisitions.

MBA

Movimento Brasileiro pela Anistia (Brazilian Movement for Amnesty).

MCMV

Minha Casa Minha Vida (My Home My Life housing programme).

MCV

Movimento Custo de Vida (Movement Cost of Living).

MDB

Movimento Democrtico Brasileiro (Brazilian Democratic Movement).

MFA

Movimento Feminino pela Anistia (Womens Movement for Amnesty).

MPL

Movimento Passe Livre (Free Fare Movement).

MST

Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Peasants Movement).

NEM

Nova Matriz Econmica (New Economic Matrix).

NGO

Non-governmental organisation.

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

PAC

Programa de Acelerao do Crescimento (Growth Acceleration Programme).

PBF

Programa Bolsa Famlia (Family Grant Programme).

PCB

Partido Comunista Brasileiro (Brazilian Communist Party).

PCdoB

Partido Comunista do Brasil (Communist Party of Brazil).

PCO

Partido da Causa Operria (Party of the Workers Platform).

PDT

Partido Democrtico Trabalhista (Democratic Labour Party).

PGR

Procuradoria Geral da Repblica (Attorney Generals Office).

PIL

Plano de Investimento em Logstica (Plan of Investment in Logistics).

PL

Partido Liberal (Liberal Party).

PMDB

Partido do Movimento Democrtico Brasileiro (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement).

PND

Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento (National Development Plan).

PSB

Partido Socialista Brasileiro (Brazilian Socialist Party).

PSDB

Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (Brazilian Social Democratic Party).

PSOL

Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (Socialism and Freedom Party).

PSTU

Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado (Unified Workers Socialist Party).

PT

Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers Party).

QE

Quantitative easing.

SoA

System of accumulation.

SOE

State-owned enterprise.

SUS

Sistema nico de Sade (National Health System).