Social Security system to begin review of payments in March

24/02/2004 - 18h15

Brasília - On March 10, minister of Social Security, Amir Lando, will meet with the presidents of the Confederation of Retirees and Pensioners (Cobap), João Resende Lima, the CUT union of retirees, Wilson Roberto Ribeiro, and the Força Sindical union of retirees, João Batista Inocentini. They will discuss the agreement on revised payments to retirees and pensioners for those who got their benefits between June 1977 and October 1988, and March 1994 and February 1997. (AB)