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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BRAZIL · ECONOMY Key Facts —New block: Brazil blocked an extra R$22.1 billion (about US$3.9 billion) in discretionary spending…
Brazil’s government and Congress coordinate an extra R$2.5 billion in defence investment for 2026, excluded from the fiscal…
Brazil's government partially unfroze its 2026 federal budget, releasing R$5.7 billion (~US$1.1 billion) while keeping R$17.9…
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…
