国际英语资讯:Brazilian Senate approves social security reform bill in first-round vote
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> 56 <span word="to">to</span> 19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> -- <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thirds">thirds</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 49 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="required">required</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senators">Senators</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="text">text</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="points">points</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> 876 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="reals">reals</span> (210 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="amends">amends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p>
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