Lula Says Cabinet Disagreement “Healthy”

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil has said that recent disagreement within his Cabinet regarding the government’s austere economic policies is “healthy” and claims to be unconcerned about the difference of opinion voiced by some of his ministers. Lula was referring to recent disagreements voiced in public by Cabinet Chief Dilma Rousseff and Finance Minister Antonio Palocci.