Brazil's Rousseff Suffers New Setback Over Austerity

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff failed to get enough support in Congress on Wednesday for her efforts to rebalance the country's overdrawn public accounts in yet another setback for the besieged leader. Congress put off for a fourth time a vote on whether to back or overturn her vetoes of two spending bills after her government was unable to gather enough lawmakers for a quorum despite a cabinet reshuffle last week that was meant to bolster her support. "It's as if the...

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