77.05% of salary update negotiations in Brazil, Latin America’s leading economy, exceeded inflation in the first half of 2023, according to a study released this Saturday by the state-run Agencia Brasil. The official data from the Medidor portal of the Ministry of Economy was released by the Foundation Institute of Economic Research (FIPE, in Portuguese), […]
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