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Record Daily Covid Death Toll Increases Urgency For Aid

BRAZIL

Multiple officials making comments overnight as Emergency Aid talks become firmly in focus. Finance Minister Guedes standing firm that increases in financial aid will not have detrimental repercussions:

  • Brazil to extend aid without setting the country on fire
  • Triggers of Brazil's emergency amendment bill are key
  • Brazil's new social program to be within spending cap
  • Brazil govt will have to boost social program (all bbg)

Similar rhetoric from House Speaker Lira:

  • Public spending must be controlled alongside social aid (bbg)

The comments come before an expected vote is due on the emergency bill today. Further data regarding the Covid situation highlights the significance of, and urgency needed for action. Overnight Brazil reported a record daily number of Covid-19 deaths (1,641) as a resurgence of the virus fills up hospital beds. About 20 states have more than 80% of ICU beds filled and is causing prompting local governments to call for more drastic restrictions.

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