Economy

Brazilian government could run out of money by 2020

According to a recent report published by the World Bank, the Brazilian government overspends and wastes money. The study, “A fair adjustment: An analysis of the efficiency and equity of spending in Brazil,” analyzed eight areas of public spending in Brazil. It graded them based on three criteria: how much of the federal budget they make up; how efficient they are; and how much they contribute to reducing Brazil’s levels of inequality.

The report’s conclusions state that while the Brazilian government has “consistently” increased public spending – to the point of jeopardizing the country’s solvency – the levels of inequality have not been reduced. Brazil’s fiscal deficit has reached 8 percent of the GDP, and the public debt...

Diogo Rodriguez

Diogo Rodriguez is a social scientist and journalist based in São Paulo. He worked in the first Brazilian Report team, back in 2017, leaving in 2018 to pursuit a master's degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He has returned to The Brazilian Report in 2023.

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