Final vote on Brazil pension reform now expected after June
By Maria Carolina MarcelloBRASILIA (Reuters) - President Michel Temer's proposal to reform Brazil's costly social security system easily cleared a congressional committee vote on Wednesday, setting up for what are expected to be two tough floor votes in the lower house this month.The committee voted 23-14 to approve the unpopular constitutional amendment, which would make Brazilians work longer and reduce some pension benefits to plug a widening budget deficit at the root of the country's worst
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