Brazil’s Congress recently approved the 2024 budget, targeting near-zero fiscal goals and limiting public spending. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration proposed this budget with an authorized surplus of R$3.5 billion ($720 million). Financial markets, however, view the government’s fiscal target as ambitious, predicting a R$ 90 ($18.5) billion deficit. The budget allows a […]
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