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After prolonged late-night voting, Brazil's Congress is advancing a spending cut package designed to address investor anxiety over the country's fiscal decline, but key provisions have been diluted. A proposed constitutional amendment to limit excessive public salaries has been softened, and anticipated votes on additional bills are likely to further weaken the government's austerity measures. Amid a significant budget gap, the Brazilian real has seen drastic declines, prompting aggressive interventions from the central bank.
Source: YAHOO