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Brazil: Basic food basket at R$631 consumes 62% of minimum wage in Brasília

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To buy the basic food basket, a family needs to spend R$631.95 (US$113) in Brasília. According to the Intersindical Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (Dieese), the amount consumes 62.11% of the net minimum wage. To collect the money, one hundred twenty-six hours and 23 minutes of work are needed.

Dieese, a research institute run by Brazil's labor unions, published the value of the basic food basket for November 2021 on Tuesday (7). Compared to October, when the food basket cost R$644.09, the price was reduced by . . .

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