This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil. A selection of numbers that help explain what is going on in Brazil. This week: the impact of fake news about chloroquine, the second wave of pandemic in Brazil, unemployment rate breaks records, and the death of Diego Maradona.
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14.6-percent unemployment rate
Brazil’s unemployment rate reached a new record of 14.6 percent in Q3 2020 — up 1.3 points from the previous quarter. However, economists say that Brazil’s unemployment is about to get much more severe once the coronavirus emergency salary comes to an end in December. The cancelation will force millions of people to return to job-seeking, leading unemployment rates to skyrocket.
BRL 5.6 billion of Covid-19 money goes unused
The Health Ministry has left BRL 3.4 billion...
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