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Brazil Election Watch: What might a Silva presidency mean for the economy?

The economic programme put forward by presidential hopeful Marina Silva is a step in the right direction insofar as it addresses many of the problems that have contributed to a general decline in macroeconomic management over the past couple of years. But the programme is as notable for what it doesn’t contain as much as for what it does – in particular there is no mention of the structural reforms needed to raise savings and investment and revive economic growth.

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