{"id":8253,"date":"2017-12-18T20:28:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&#038;p=8253"},"modified":"2021-04-08T12:56:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T12:56:35","slug":"amendment-95-organizations-criticize-social-impacts","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/amendment-95-organizations-criticize-social-impacts\/","title":"Amendment 95: organizations criticize its social impacts","content":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_1\" ><p><strong>On Thursday, December 14, civil society organizations took part in a public hearing in the Lower House of Congress to discuss the consequences of Constitutional Amendment 95, which imposes a cap on public spending, a year after its approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The overall assessment by Conectas and the other organizations that form the Dhesca Platform, an economic, social, cultural and environmental rights coalition, is that the spending cuts will have a direct impact on the poorest in society.<\/p>\n<p>The reduction of the budget for public policies in strategic social areas has been as high as 83% in recent years due to the austerity policies introduced since 2015. The data is part of a study conducted by Inesc (Institute for Socio-Economic Studies), Oxfam Brasil and CESR (Center for Economic and Social Rights). Amendment 95, however, could make this situation even worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Learn more about the effects of Amendment 95 on society:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlT-z55izf0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The organizations argue that the budgetary cuts established by Amendment 95 pose a threat to the social investments that preserve human rights. To stop Amendment 95 from deepening the social divide in the country, the organizations of the Dhesca Platform have launched a campaign to revoke the amendment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; Watch the public hearing in full:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/McY-lsWVmxw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"tts__custom-position_bottom_fixed\" ><\/div>","excerpt":"<p>On Thursday, December 14, civil society organizations took part in a public hearing in the Lower House of Congress to discuss the consequences of 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