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🧨 Billions at stake

🧨 Billions at stake

Tax credit controversies at the Supreme Court. How government spending helps explain Brazil’s strong Q2 GDP data. The ebbs and flows of Chinese investment in Brazil. And a look at the structures of racial inequality in the country.

Isabela Cruz & Gustavo Ribeiro

Sep 4, 2024

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