Brazil spent the start of the year celebrating its biggest military budget in a generation. It is ending the first half freezing a chunk of it
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BRAZIL · DEFENSE
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Governo detalha bloqueio no Orçamento; ministérios da Defesa, Cidades e Educação lideram cortes | G1
Bloqueio de R$ 23,7 bilhões do Orçamento atinge emendas parlamentares e ministérios
Governo detalha bloqueio de R$ 23,7 bilhões no Orçamento e atinge emendas parlamentares
BRAZIL · ECONOMY Key Facts —New block: Brazil blocked an extra R$22.1 billion (about US$3.9 billion) in discretionary spending…
A Lula decree signed Friday freezes R$23.7bn ($4.7bn) of discretionary federal spending, taking Brazil's 2026 cuts to R$47.4bn…
Brazil · Fiscal Policy Key Facts —Announcement: Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan told a Thursday interview that the…
Brazil consolidated its position as South America's leading defense spender during 2025, with a military budget of approximately…
Brazil's central government posted a primary surplus of R$25.2 billion in April, its strongest result for the month since 2022…
Brazil's federal accounts produced an unexpected upside in April. The central government, which groups the National Treasury, the…
