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Brazil’s economy improves during President Lula’s first year back

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Brazil’s improving economy is leaving opponents of Brazil’s president unimpressed. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story.

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VERBATIM: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job. The economy is improving, Congress passed a long overdue tax reform bill and rioters who wanted to oust him are now in jail. Still, the 78-year-old leader has struggled to boost his support on Main Street and among lawmakers. Some major setbacks have also taken place. It’s a sign his future could be less productive in a Brazil almost evenly split between his supporters and those of his predecessor, Jair (jeye EAR) Bolsonaro…JH reporting.

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