The government says the reforms are necessary to counter Brazil's massive public deficit and were first announced in late 2015 by the centrist political party PMDB in a document titled "Bridge to the Future." The plan was released shortly before the party ended its 12-year-old alliance with the Worker's Party — a crucial break that allowed Congress to impeach Dilma Rousseff easily in April 2016. 
Serikali insema kwamba mageuzi haya ni muhimu kwa nchi ya Brazili kukaunta nakisi za makusanyiko ya wabrazili na yalitangazwa kwa mara ya kwanza mwishoni mwa mwaka 2015 na chama kimoja cha siasa kwa jina PMDB katika makabrasha yenye kichwa cha habari "Bridge to the Future." yaani "Daraja la Baadae" Mpango huu ulitolewa kabla chama hakijamaliza muungano wake kwa kipindi cha miaka 12 na chama cha wafanyakazi — Kulazimika kuvunjika kwa muungano huo kulisababisha mkutano kumshtaki Dilma Rousseff easily kirahisi mnamo April 2016.