A stats agency report released on September 15 reveals that nearly 66% of Brazil’s 30.2 million self-employed individuals work informally. The North and Northeast regions lead in informal work. In the North, 84.9% work without a business ID, says IBGE. In the Northeast, the rate is 80%. Next is the Central-West with 61.4%. The Southeast […]
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