Brazil's Finance Minister Mantega, Belchior, and Tombini attend a news conference in Brasilia
Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega, Miriam Belchior, who will take over as planning minister, and Alexandre Tombini, who was indicated to head the central bank, attend a news conference in Brasilia November 24, 2010. Brazil's incoming economic policy team surprised financial markets by promising immediate cuts to budget spending on Wednesday, moving to shore up the main weakness in the country's booming economy. In his first public statements since President-elect Dilma Rousseff confirmed he would stay in his post, Mantega said a recent burst in spending was no longer necessary since the global financial crisis had eased. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)