In the first two years of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third term as president, Brazil’s state-owned companies have accumulated a significant deficit. Federal, state, and municipal state-owned enterprises recorded a deficit of R$9.76 billion ($1.74 billion) adjusted for inflation. This negative balance marks the largest deficit of the 21st century in less than two […]
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