Brazil's Lula government announces port investments and discusses economic policies

The Brazilian government under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced a series of economic measures and policy discussions. It plans to invest R$229 million in the first port terminal auction of the year and released a record R$1.5 billion in parliamentary amendments. Lula also discussed interest rates with the central bank and wants to appoint a woman to its board, while the Senate approved changes to a cooking gas voucher program that now goes to him for approval.