Civil servants staged enormous strikes opposing this and also other reforms. Even though public financial debt and inflation remained a problem in 2004, Brazil's financial system showed signs of growth and unemployment was down. Polls in Aug. 2004 demonstrated that the majority of Brazilians supported Lula's tough financial reform initiatives. https://toppinvestors.com/userinfo.php?userinfo=winnie-waterhouse-451694&from=space&action=view&name=Your_Account