Brazil government sees no risk to austerity in pension reform changes

Proposed changes to the Brazilian government’s pension reform proposal do not threaten an ongoing overhaul of government finances, the finance ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Brazil’s real weakened and local stocks fell on Thursday over doubts whether President Michel Temer will be able to secure approval for a pension reform designed to rebalance the country’s depleted accounts.

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