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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Elonore Hughes

Brazil’s Lula sanctions an increase in tax exemptions for low-income people

South Africa G20 - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday sanctioned a bill that exempts people earning up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, more than doubling the current exemption and meeting a key priority of his 2022 election campaign.

“A promise made, a promise kept,” Lula said on X on Wednesday.

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