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Brazil fiscal and welfare spending demands will clash

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BRAZIL

The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…

"Inclusion through consumption" may buoy Brazil's Lula

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BRAZIL

Poorer households' consumption rose markedly under the centre-left governments of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia (2003-10). Some argue this depoliticised the poor; the new…

Welfare extension will spark fiscal concerns in Brazil

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: Welfare extension will spark fiscal concerns

Interest rates will continue to rise in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increase, the largest since 2002, comes despite low growth expectations and reflects concerns over rising inflation, with the Central Bank warning of a similar rate rise in…

Brazil privatisation plans will raise spending doubts

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: Privatisation plans will raise spending doubts

Welfare spending looks set to pass Brazil Congress

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: Welfare spending looks set to pass Congress

Election will raise institutional frictions in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Lula and President Jair Bolsonaro continue to lead polls ahead of the October general elections. Lula has been leading for months but his advantage over Bolsonaro is narrowing…

Brazil's Bolsonaro boost will rest on fiscal largesse

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro’s popularity gains come despite the impact of COVID-19 and an economy hit hard by the pandemic, a serious wildfire crisis and multiple scandals involving his family and…

Brazil subsidy splurge will clash with fiscal frailty

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: Subsidy splurge will clash with fiscal frailty

One-year spending vote will boost Brazil Congress

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: One-year spending vote will boost Congress