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Unemployment reached 12.7 million people in Brazil, says a survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on the quarter that ended in October. The rate is 0.6 percentage point lower than the previous quarter.

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the extension of a draft Provisional Measure lifting taxes on imports of goods intended for oil and gas exploration, development and production.

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and IDB signed an agreement this Friday (10) that will provide funding to private investments in infrastructure, sustainable energy and projects of small companies.