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1. The National Congress of Brazil approved a $8 billion spending package to help deal with the second wave of the pandemic in the country.
   2021-07-15 00:09:43 (First version)
2. The National Congress of Brazil approves an $8 billion spending package to help deal with the second wave of the pandemic in the country.
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