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PAC Program Stalls in Rocinha Favela

By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s minister of planning, Miriam Belchior, said Monday, November 19th, that spending levels under the country’s massive Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) have set new records for investments. The minister conceded, however, that improvements were still possible, amid reports that many PAC-funded projects are severely behind schedule.

The implementation of PAC and PAC 2 projects has been mixed in Rio’s Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

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