PoliticsLula faces spending dispute as allies resist tougher fiscal measures

Less than a week after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election, members of his government and Workers' Party are drawing red lines against possible tougher spending measures. The dispute highlights the difficulty of curbing rising debt amid resistance from his political base.

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