Subject: A Silver Lining In Brazil
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 05:01:56 -0400 (EDT)

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If there's one salutary lesson from the political crisis in Brazil, it's that fiscal crime doesn't pay. Christopher Langner says Brazilians should be proud that their fiscal responsibility law has teeth.
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