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Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256304
ISSN: 2633-304X
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PERU: Finance minister out amid diesel strike fears
BRAZIL: Tax policy shifts will heighten uncertainty
BRAZIL: Truckers' diesel strike may not be the last
The protests followed smaller pro-government demonstrations on March 13. Rousseff faces growing social discontent, not only over corruption claims linked to the Petrobras…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198311
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President Jair Bolsonaro on February 19 announced the change on Twitter. There was major market turmoil, as investors interpreted it as a sign that Bolsonaro was abandoning the…
BRAZIL: Ukraine crisis will hit fuel and food prices
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267892
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BRAZIL: Wage increase is new blow to austerity plan
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES200681
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This first stage, with works expected to start in April 2018, will focus on the improvement of the road network. The PPP legislation was passed by Congress in November 2016 with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229088
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The government's precarious fiscal position means that some taxes will be increased, but the rate of VAT will remain unchanged. Much of the adjustment will come about from the…