- Brazil's Senate has approved a bill to roll back corporate tax breaks, as President Dilma Rousseff's looks to reduce a gaping fiscal deficit and restore confidence in the face of record-low popularity ratings, a spreading corruption scandal and looming recession.
- The measure will boost revenue by 10B reais ($2.9B) annually and aims to save Brazil's threatened investment grade credit rating.
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