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FGV Study Shows Emergency Aid Lifted 13.1 Million Brazilians Out of Poverty

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of people with a per capita income below half the minimum wage in the country fell by 13.1 million, from year-end 2019 through July 2020 during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to a study by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV).

Coordinated by Professor Marcelo Neri, the study 'The Immediate Impact of the Covid Pandemic on the Brazilian Economic Classes' points out that this number represents a drop . . .

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