(Opinion) Last Thursday, Brazil’s economic juggernauts, the Southern and Southeastern states, took decisive action. They united to form the Cosud consortium. Let’s understand the weight of this. These regions produce 80% of Brazil’s industrial, financial, and service outputs. Moreover, these states house 95% of Brazil’s millionaires and virtually all its billionaires. It’s more than mere […]
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