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Lula’s Pre-Election Fiscal Pledge Fails to Ease Brazil’s Market Debt Anxiety

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stressed a commitment to fiscal stability days before the election, but investors remain unconvinced the government can curb rising public debt under the current spending rule.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Lula’s Pre-Election Fiscal Pledge Fails to Ease Brazil’s Market Debt Anxiety
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stressed a commitment to fiscal stability days before the election, but investors remain unconvinced the government can curb rising public debt under the current spending rule.

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