Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega is known for his ability to put an optimistic spin on any piece of news.
But even he struggled this week when it came to explaining an important element of the country’s disappointing first-quarter economic performance – a drop in mining output.
“The mineral extraction industry depends much more on the external economic scenario than others, which remains adverse outside Brazil, therefore, making our exports more difficult,” the minister lamented.
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