Brazil's Government Announces Debt Forgiveness for Small Business Owners
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Brazil's government has a new plan for small business owners.
The plan is called "Desenrola".
These business owners are called MEIs in Brazil.
The government wants to forgive their debts.
The debt is 12 billion reais.
Reais is the money used in Brazil.
The government will also give money to people.
People can get up to 5,000 reais.
This money is a direct transfer.
The plan comes 12 days before an important election.
This is the second round of the election.
President Lula leads the government.
Many small business owners have debt problems.
This plan may help them a lot.
The government hopes this plan helps people before they vote.
Vocabulary15 words
- MEI
- a very small business owner in Brazil
- Desenrola
- the name of this new help plan
- forgive
- to say someone does not have to pay a debt
- reais
- the money people use in Brazil
- direct transfer
- money given right to a person
- election
- when people vote for a leader
- second round
- the final vote between two people
- Lula
- the president of Brazil
- debt
- money a person must pay back
- government
- the group that runs a country
- plan
- an idea to do something
- announce
- to tell people something new
- billion
- a very big number; 1,000 million
- business owner
- a person who has their own small company
- help
- to make something easier for someone
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1. Desenrola 2. 12 billion reais 3. 12 days before the second round
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Brazil's government has a new plan for small business owners.
The plan is called "_____".
These business owners are called _____ in Brazil.
The government wants to _____ their debts.
The debt is _____ billion reais.
The government will also give money to people.
People can get up to _____ reais.
This money is a direct _____.
The plan comes _____ days before an important election.
This is the second _____ of the election.
President _____ leads the government.
The government hopes this plan helps people before they _____.
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