Brazil dock strike adds pressure against ports reform bill

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The Brazilian government, under the leadership of Dilma Rousseff, has renewed its attempts to reform the country’s antiquated port system – with predictable results. As its export-led economy slows it desperately needs greater efficiency in its ports, but progress of the bill through its parliament is almost as painfully slow as ship loading and unloading operations themselves (which is quite an achievement). Strikes have begun once again to hit the country’s largest ports.