BRASILIA: Brazil’s federal tax revenues rose for a second straight month in September, government data showed on Thursday, adding to evidence of an accelerating economic recovery and fueling hopes that the government will meet its budget target this year. Federal tax revenues totaled 105.595 billion reais ($33.29 billion) last month, up 8.66 percent from September 2016 after discounting for inflation, according to the federal tax agency.
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