Even though the Lula administration attempted to claim credit for the improved rating, prominent Twitter users in Brazil made clear, that Jair Bolsonaro’s government is responsible for Brazil’s good standing and not Lula’s. Twitter users added a contextual note to a tweet from Arthur Lira, President of the Chamber of Deputies, regarding Brazil’s new credit […]
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