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Brazil spending cuts may propel reform but cut growth
The government announced new freezes on spending yesterday as revenue expectations are cut
BrazilAgribusiness focus risks rise in Brazil deforestation
EU hopes that a Mercosur-EU trade deal could increase leverage over Brazil’s environmental policy may prove wrong
BrazilBrazil budget cuts will be followed by stimulus plan
The president said at the weekend that both budget cuts and stimulus plans would be announced this week
BrazilBrazil deforestation data could upend EU trade deal
Early data for the first half of July showed a two-thirds jump in deforestation over the whole of July 2018
BrazilPension reform delay raises market jitters in Brazil
The final Lower House and Senate votes on the government's pension reform look set to be delayed
BrazilBrazil's US ambassador proposal seeks personal touch
President Jair Bolsonaro has proposed to send his son Eduardo to Washington as Brazil's ambassador
BrazilBrazil pension reform advances but costs may be high
The pension reform passed its first congressional vote by a wider-than-expected majority
BrazilBrazil pension reform delay may see watering down
The government's pension reform did not come to a vote in the Lower House last night despite expectations
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