
Brazil Bailout Makes No Splash
Posted Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at 3:30 AM ETWall Street was spooked this week by the news that Brazil had devalued its currency. Only two months ago, the United States engineered a $5 billion International Monetary Fund bailout for Brazil. At the time, Walter Shapiro wondered why no politician or journalist raised a stink about the $5 billion.
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