Brazil lawmakers pass ‘war budget’ as coronavirus cases top 10,000
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By Gabriela Mello
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a constitutional amendment for a “war budget” to separate coronavirus-related spending from the government’s main budget and shield the economy as the country surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases.
The war budget still needs the Senate’s approval by three-fifths of the votes in two rounds expected to take place next week.