For now, links to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Brazil’s Lula may seek more than $39 bln in extra 2023 spending, says aide, by Bernardo Caram | Reuters BRASILIA — Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will negotiate in the coming weeks an increase in 2023 government spending that could exceed 200 billion reais ($39 billion), said his former Finance Minister and close aide Guido Mantega. In an . . . READ MORE . . .

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Germany says ready to resume Brazil deforestation aid after Lula victory. From AFP. Germany said today it was ready to resume sending financial aid to Brazil to combat deforestation, which it froze in 2019 under Jair Bolsonaro, following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s election triumph. “We are in principle . . . READ MORE . . .

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