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nchmarks and the real tumbled after Petroleo Brasileiro SA's rating was cut to the precipice of junk. The Ibovespa slid 1.8 percent to 46,907.68 in Sao Paulo, extending its monthly drop to 6.2 percent. The real lost 2.9 percent to 2.6829 per dollar, the biggest decline among 31 major currencies tracked

.1 billion reais ($22.4 billion). The median forecast of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg called for a shortfall of 30 billion reais. S&P Downgrade Standard & Poor's cited an economic slowdown and deteriorating fiscal accounts when it cut Brazil's credit rating in March to one level above junk. "Since Petrobras

essment of Brazil's creditworthiness has deteriorated significantly," Camila Abdelmalack, an economist at CM Capital Markets, said by telephone from Sao Paulo. "The scenario keeps getting increasingly bleak from both the political and economic standpoints." The cost of protecting Brazil's bonds against non

ady a junk-rated country. The South American nation mired in recession and scandal -- is now riskier than nine countries with speculative grades by Standard & Poor's, including Turkey, Vietnam and Cyprus, according to trading in credit-default swaps. Bond investors are relegating Brazil to junk as the biggest co

essment of Brazil's creditworthiness has deteriorated significantly," Camila Abdclmalack, an economist at CM Capital Markets, said by telephone from Sao Paulo. "The scenario keeps getting increasingly bleak from both the political and economic standpoints." The cost of protecting Brazil's bonds against no

a junk-rated country. The South American nation -- mired in recession and scandal -- is now riskier than nine countries with speculative grades by Standard & Poor's, including Turkey, Vietnam and Cyprus, according to trading in credit-default swaps. Bond investors arc relegating Brazil to junk as the biggest co

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n 20 people as part of an investigation into whether company executives demanded bribes from builders in exchange for contracts. Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's rate the company at their lowest investment EFTA_R1_01418464 EFTA02391957 grades, and internal deliberations on corruption-related writedowns ha

essment of Brazil's creditworthiness has deteriorated significantly," Camila Abdelmalack, an economist at CM Capital Markets, said by telephone from Sao Paulo. "The scenario keeps getting increasingly bleak from both the political and economic standpoints." The cost of protecting Brazil's bonds against no

dy a junk-rated country. The South American nation — mired in recession and scandal — is now riskier than nine countries with speculative grades by Standard & Poor's, including Turkey, Vietnam and Cyprus, according to trading in credit-default swaps. Bond investors are relegating Brazil to junk as the biggest co