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Brazil’s economy grew 7.7% in Q3, but slower than expected

by Marcelo Silva DE Sousa
| December 3, 2020 8:03 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 7.7% in the third quarter of the year from the previous three months, the national statistics institute reported on Thursday — the strongest quarterly result in a quarter century but less than expected following heavy stimulus spending.

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