The government decided to decentralize and strengthen the PAT in Brazil, says João Galassi of Abras.

The president of the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), João Galassi, said on Tuesday, the 11th, that the signing of the decree regulating the Worker Food Program (PAT) is "historic" and will impact the sector with the potential to reduce prices for the consumer. "Today is a historic day, a fundamental change. This government has decided to decentralize and strengthen the PAT in the country. The program from today will gain much more strength and supporters, more decentralization. It is a historic milestone," he declared. The decree was signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a closed meeting at the Palácio da Alvorada. There were few participants. Besides Galassi, the ministers of Labor, Luiz Marinho, of Finance, Fernando Haddad, and of the Civil House, Rui Costa, as well as the vice-president Geraldo Alckmin, were present. Lula opted for a smaller event. Marinho himself acknowledged, in a press conference alongside Galassi at the end of the meeting, that it ...