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LatinNews Daily - 12 March 2021
BRAZIL: Congress approves reform to reinstate pandemic handouts
In the early hours of 12 March, Brazil’s federal chamber of deputies approved a constitutional amendment, known as the ‘PEC Emergencial’, which paves the way for the reinstatement of monthly cash handouts to vulnerable Brazilians in the context of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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