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By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian Finance Minister
Henrique Meirelles said cash-strapped states that sign up for a
debt relief program would get three years to repay loans owed to
the federal government and to private banks as long as they
commit to drastic spending curbs.
Meirelles told Globo TV's cable news network on Monday that
the bill with the terms of the debt deal would be sent to
Congress on Tuesday.
The bill is vital for Rio de Janeiro state to overcome its
fiscal crisis and will require states to fr...Read the full article at: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/update-1brazils-meirelles-says-states-to-get-3year-reprieve-in-debt-deal-20170220-00740