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Brazil: Lula’s government halves job creation in January

By Paulo Briguet

Brazil began 2023 with a balance of 83,300 jobs with signed labor contracts in January, according to the Ministry of Labor figures.

The result shows a drop of 50.2% compared to January last year, during the Bolsonaro government, when 167,300 jobs were generated.

The federal government reports that 1.87 million hirings and 1.79 million layoffs were registered in the year's first month.

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