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Brazil Ends a $93bn Pension Fight Over a Number Nobody Ever Proved
The Brazilian Supreme Court ended an eleven-year pension case on July 9 with a final judgment, preventing further appeals. The federal government estimated the pension revision could cost R$480bn ($93.2bn) if all eligible retirees recalculated, while pension lawyers tracked an alternative number.
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