Brasilia, September 26 (teleSUR-RHC) --  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff postponed plans to cut 10 out of the country’s 37 ministries, which are part of Rousseff’s larger fiscal policy mandate in order to curb the country's fast expanding fiscal deficit.

A government led austerity bill, which is currently being debated in Brazilian Congress, envisages spending cuts and tax increases totaling some $17 billion.

Roussef also postponed a sweeping shuffle of ministerial posts until next week at the request of allied parties, according to a statement from the presidential palace on Thursday.
       
Under the proposed changes President Rousseff’s Workers Party (PT) would concede at least five government ministry posts to political officials from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), a move considered essential to regaining support of her party's main coalition partner.

“She [Rousseff] is creating the necessary conditions so that this coalition can consolidate and create the political stability needed for.…..the recovery of economic growth,” said Edinho Silva, communications minister for President Rousseff.

Under the details of the reform, the PMDB’s federal deputies would select two ministerial positions, a senate commission will choose another two and the final choice will be reached through an agreement from the party as a whole.

Next week Brazilian lawmakers will gather in Brasilia to vote on whether to overturn presidential vetoes averting a surge in public spending, a major threat to President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to cut government expenditure.