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Brazil's Briefings.
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 30/03/2005-15/05/2005
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| Trade Surplus Hits Record in April
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| Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy said that, despite rising interest rates, the government should meet its target of limiting net public sector debt to 52% of GDP by the end of this year. At the end of ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 21/02/2005-29/03/2005
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| 2004 GDP Grows at Fastest Pace in a Decade
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| In a sign of tensions between the center-left leader and his coalition in Congress, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) unexpectedly limited a cabinet reshuffle to just two ministers. In a bid ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 05/01/2005-20/02/2005
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| IMF Recommends Approval for Loan Accord
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| Finance Minister Antonio Palocci said that the government hopes not to renew a five-year-old US$40bn IMF loan, which ends in March, as the success in cutting debt meant that a formal accord would not ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 12/11/2004-04/01/2005
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| Trade Surplus Reaches Record High in 2004
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| A poll of 2,200 Brazilians by Ibope showed that in November the approval rating of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government rose to its highest level of the year amid an economic rebound t...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 17/09/2004-11/11/2004
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| Government Beats IMF Budget Surplus Target
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| In run-off nationwide municipal elections on October 31st the ruling leftist Workers' Party (PT) lost the mayor's seat in the country's financial capital, Sao Paulo. The result could compl...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 22/07/2004-16/09/2004
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| More Rate Rises Expected
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| In mid-August the Supreme Court ruled that a tax on retired state workers' pension income was constitutional. The ruling, which is an important victory for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 09/06/2004-21/07/2004
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| President "Optimistic but Cautious" on Economy
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| A survey conducted by pollster Ibope (sponsored by the National Industry Confederation) showed that the approval rating of the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) fell from 54% in...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 26/04/2004-08/06/2004
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| Economic Growth Beats First Quarter Predictions
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| After the federal government reduced expenses and cut interest payments on the country's debt, the government posted its second monthly consolidated budget surplus in April of R$2bn (US$646m) from...
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