Brazilian president’s plan to import doctors faces resistance

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Brazil's President Rousseff gestures during a meeting with representatives from youth movement groups at the Planalto PalaceBy Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff's plan to import foreign doctors to work in rural and poor parts of Brazil, part of a move to quell massive street protests over poor public services, has run into stiff opposition from the powerful medical lobby. Public dissatisfaction over the quality of healthcare has helped fuel nationwide protests over the past month and spurred Rousseff, a pragmatic leftist, to announce earlier this week the "emergency action" plan to bring in foreign doctors. …

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