BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s new President Michel Temer is preserving, but quietly overhauling, some signature social programs of his leftist predecessor Dilma Rousseff in the face of accusations that his conservative government will hurt the poor. In recent weeks Mr. Temer has boosted the budget for a key cash-transfer program, committed to keep a low-income housing plan in place and extended a health-care initiative that has brought thousands...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 05, 2016 23:26 UTC