Lula Aims to Include FIES Defaulters in Anti-Debt Package
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Friday that the federal government’s anti-debt measures will likely include students who are behind on payments to the Higher Education Student Financing Fund (FIES). However, Lula did not specify how the debt renegotiation process would unfold. “The debt burden on FIES students is increasing. We will need…