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- Brazil plans to release 7 billion reais from the workers' severance fund (FGTS) to aid about 10 million workers.
- O Globo reported the plan as part of a broader strategy to ease debt.
- Labor Minister Luiz Marinho said FGTS release would facilitate debt renegotiation and reduce monthly payments.
- Marinho noted the FGTS is a minor element of the broader measures.
- The Labor Ministry has yet to comment on this development.
