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Explaining Brazil #299: Markets give Lula a Real reality check

Explaining Brazil #299: Markets give Lula a Real reality check

Why are investors dumping Brazilian assets and making a run against the Brazilian real?

Gustavo Ribeiro

Jun 26, 2024

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