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Brazil Congress Approves Most of Fiscal Package

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Brazil Congress Approves Most of Fiscal Package
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DEC 2024
Above: Rodrigo Pacheco, Brazil's senate president, center, during a confirmation vote for Gabriel Galipolo, monetary policy director of Brazil's central bank, not pictured, at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, on Oct. 8, 2024. Image copyright: Ton Molina/Bloomberg/Contributor via Getty Images
story last updated DEC 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

Brazil's economic outlook is dire, and this weakened package does little to ease fiscal concerns. Since taking office last year, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has relied on deficits to accommodate higher public expenditure — and failed to lift revenues. Furthermore, fiscal challenges could be aggravated due to monetary tensions.

Fitchratings

Narrative B

The approval of most of the fiscal package represents an essential step toward stabilizing public finances and restoring market confidence in Brazil. Some may fear that congressional changes would water down the austerity plan, but that's not the case as potential savings are likely to fall by just R$1B, less than $170M.

Bloomberg

Metaculus Prediction


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