Brazil Delays Bullet Train in Wake of Bus Protests
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President Dilma Rousseff is delaying the auction of a proposed high-speed passenger train that would link Brazil’s two biggest cities in the wake of street protests over the government’s inability to deliver basic services.
The auction, which was originally scheduled for next month, was delayed for at least a year to give potential investors more time to prepare a bid, Transportation Minister Cesar Borges told reporters in Brasilia today. He didn’t provide a new date, saying only that it could take place after next year’s presidential election.