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(Adds Cemig securities filing on 9th paragraph)
By Guillermo Parra-BernalSAO PAULO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Minas
Gerais has no plans to sell the controlling stake it has in
power utility Cia Energética de Minas Gerais SA as a condition
to join a federal government-backed debt relief plan, a person
with direct knowledge of the matter said.
According to the person, who requested anonymity because of
the sensitivity of the issue, mineral-rich Minas Gerais wants
part of the 92 billion reais ($29.44 billion) the federal
government owes it in the form of export-promotion tax
...Read the full article at: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/update-2brazil-state-rules-out-cemig-sale-as-debt-relief-condition-source-20170131-01274