(Opinion) The Brazilian government is set to rejuvenate an investment program once instituted during the administrations of Lula and Dilma Rousseff, aiming to generate a whopping four million jobs. Economist José Luis Oreiro, in a conversation with Sputnik, points out potential pitfalls, primarily concerning Brazil’s fiscal deficit and revenue collection challenges. The newly launched Growth […]
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