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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 private banks as long as they commit
to drastic spending curbs.
Meirelles told Globo TV's cable news network on Monday a new
bill with the deal's terms 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 freeze wage hikes for
employees a...Read the full article at: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/update-2brazils-meirelles-says-states-to-get-3year-reprieve-in-debt-deal-20170220-00758