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Brazil’s government was expected to announce on Tuesday the extension of an aid to informal workers for a few more months, seen as crucial to poorest people amid pandemic impacts on the economy. Country’s unemployment rose in May to 12.9% from 12.6% in April, according to the national statistic agency.
Primary deficit hit 131.4 billion reais in May from a deficit of 94.3 billion reais in previous month, the central bank said.
Search and arrest warrants are being carried out against people linked to the Amazonas state governor, Wilson Lima, in an investigation about misuse of public funds aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from federal prosecutors.