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Brazil Spends $8 Billion to Stem Market Rout Lula Sparked

(Bloomberg) -- As the currency craters in Brazil, thrusting the country’s markets into the international spotlight for the first time in years, a grim reality is setting in for top economic aides to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. They are, they fear, powerless to do much to stop the panic.Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s Historic Preservation Movement Is Having a Midlife CrisisNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousDakar’s Air Quality Plummets as Saharan Dust