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What Brazil's New Tax Could Mean for Its ETFs

What effect has this on the Real? I think it should make the dollar buy more R$. Sim?

Factors That May Impede the Real's Continuing Rise

I live in Brasil. Coming from USA I do not like pointing out bad things in Brasil. However, I must agree with the lending portion of the article. I have long wondered how these good people will ever be able to pay back their loans. The interest rates are criminal. These folks do not make a livable salary. They are marginal. Once they can not get more credit it is over. They will just walk away from their debt. Remember the old company store. This is worse.

Brazil: One of the Best Opportunities in Emerging Markets

What!

I live here in Rio. People are losing their jobs. The currency is losing value fast. Stock market in tank. Credit crunch is about to hit big. Long long term investment is a maybe. Remember, the present admin of Lula is almost over. There is no successor worth mentioning. Be careful. Be scared.