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Picking apart the economic costs of Brazil’s latest crisis

The economic surveys in Brazil have fallen since the crisis that has engulfed President Temer’s administration erupted in May, but the hard activity data do not yet point to a sharp downturn in the economy. It’s possible that this could change in time, but it’s also the case that economic vulnerabilities have diminished compared to twelve months ago, when ex-President Dilma Rousseff was ousted.

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