Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has approved a law ensuring a permanent increase in the minimum wage starting from 2024 and extending the income tax exemption for individuals. The progressive leader presided over a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, attended by several ministers, where he signed the bill previously endorsed […]
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