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Brazil Senate approves PEC 221/2019: 5x2 shift to raise retail labor costs 20-22%
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Brazilian retail transaction value rose 4% year-on-year during the Children's Day week (Oct 6-12), per Getnet data. Pix payments surged 32% in value, indicating accelerating digital payment adoption. The data suggests resilient consumer spending, though it is a single-week snapshot from one payment processor.
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