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Brazil cuts 2026 spending restraint to 16.1 billion reais
The Finance Ministry said total restrictions on 2026 spending fell from 17.9 billion to 16.1 billion reais in its fourth bimonthly review.
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Brazil schedules 1.266 billion reais in income-tax refunds for 412,000 taxpayers
The Federal Revenue Service said its September residual-refund batch will pay 412,186 taxpayers.
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Brazil records more than 181,000 applications for Simples Nacional
The tax authority counted 181,172 requests by 18 September to join the simplified tax regime for small businesses.
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Brazil Treasury updates fourth-quarter domestic debt issuance schedule
The new government-bond calendar moves the longest inflation-linked NTN-B maturity to 2045 and rolls a six-year floating-rate bond to 2032.
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Market sees Brazil’s 2026 primary deficit at 52.3 billion reais
The Finance Ministry’s September Prisma survey showed the market median for the central government deficit below its August estimate.
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Brazil opens correction window for 1.3 billion reais in tax-credit discrepancies
The Federal Revenue Service gave companies until 10 November to voluntarily correct specified PIS/Pasep and Cofins credit inconsistencies.
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Brazil’s federal tax revenue rises 8.25% in real terms in August
Federal Revenue reported total federal revenue of 235.566 billion reais for August.
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Brazil’s retail government-bond sales hit a record 15 billion reais in August
Tesouro Direto recorded 1.32 million transactions, while maturities and early redemptions exceeded sales.
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EU announces eighth Ukraine Facility disbursement of €2.9 billion
The European Commission said it released €2.9 billion to Ukraine for financing needs and public administration. The amount includes €800 million channelled for the first time through the Ukraine Support Loan component.
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UN releases $160 million for 12 underfunded humanitarian crises
Announced on 2 October, the allocation directs $150 million to 12 contexts and $10 million to improve aid access for people with disabilities.
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German municipalities’ H1 deficit held at €20.1bn
Preliminary quarterly cash statistics put municipalities’ H1 2026 financing deficit at €20.1bn, unchanged year on year.
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IMF discusses Lebanon banking reform and 2027 budget
An IMF mission that visited on 15–18 September reviewed banking restructuring and fiscal planning. The Fund expects contraction and double-digit inflation in 2026.