Brazil Budget Capitulation Sinks Currency

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Brazil’s real led global declines as a contracting economy forced Finance Minister Joaquim Levy to dilute the government’s fiscal target, adding to concern that the nation is facing a credit downgrade.

The real dropped 1.3 percent to 3.2646 per dollar at 9:17 a.m. in Sao Paulo, the weakest level on a closing basis since March 19.

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