President Dilma Rousseff and her year-old government have always claimed that improving education for Brazilians is a priority. The social and economic development of the country, including inward international investment, crucially depends, they believe, on a better-educated workforce.
As for more recent Brazilian news, earlier this week, the administration announced that Aloizio Mercadante will be the new national Minister of Education. He will be taking over from Fernando Haddad, who has resigned from the federal government so that he can run in this year’s elections for Mayor of Sao Paolo. The city is not just the largest in Brazil but the biggest in the whole southern hemisphere so it would certainly be an important step for Mr. Haddad if he achieves election.
As for the President herself, Dilma spoke this week at the launching of an important new initiative in Rio State The Julia Moreira da Silva Municipal Centre for Early Education. This is a kindergarten-age facility in Angra dos Reis on the Costa Verde of Rio State.The President attended together with the outgoing Minister of Education, Fernando Haddad and also Luiz Sergio, Minister of Fisheries ( after all, the region is coastal).
Speaking at the inauguration of the school, Dilma commented on problems still facing many families in Brazil and reiterated the determination of her government to tackle the problems by improving education. “ ( At present) inequalities begin as soon as people are born." she said "This school ( and others like it) is the way to achieve equality of opportunity”
The new facility was built by a partnership of the Federal Government and the municipal administration of Angra dos Reis. Minister Haddad commented that there is a network of about 500 schools like this throughout the country and the number is rapidly growing.
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