During an event with telecom entrepreneurs in Brasília, the minister of economy also talked about tax cuts for the industrial sector.
Less than three months before the end of his term of office, Brazilian President Michel Temer said the country emerged from recession thanks to measures adopted by him and his staff.
The economic crisis could push as many as 3.6 million Brazilians below the poverty line by the end of the year, according to a World Bank study on the impact of recession on Brazilians' incomes.