Brazil has
fallen into recession, just a month before the general election, latest figures
show.
A recession is usually defined as two
consecutive quarters of contraction. The news will be damaging for the
government of President Dilma Rousseff.
The World Cup, held in June and July, was
not regarded as generally good for business, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Rio
de Janeiro. "There were more days off for employees and many traditional
tourists stayed away.
"The problem is that, with elections
due in early October, the economy is increasingly seen as President Dilma
Rousseff's weak point," he continued.
(Πηγή: bbc.com)
