The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) reports a 3.1% increase in the average income of Brazilian workers from 2022 to 2023. This finding, released on Friday, draws from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey. December 2023 saw the average income reach R$3,100 ($620), marking a 0.7% rise from November and 3.9% from December 2022. […]
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