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Lula Ramps Up Fuel Subsidy Amid $100 Oil and Election Pressure, Raising Fiscal Alert

Brazil's President Lula signs decree cutting R$0.63/liter federal tax on gasoline weeks before election, sparking deficit fears.

By Marcus Wright

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Lula Ramps Up Fuel Subsidy Amid $100 Oil and Election Pressure, Raising Fiscal Alert
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Brazil's President Lula signs decree cutting R$0.63/liter federal tax on gasoline weeks before election, sparking deficit fears.

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