{
  "id": 9882174,
  "title": "Brazil: Desenrola 3.0 to Buy Up US$29 Billion in Family Debt at Up to 90% Discount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/brazil-desenrola-3-0-to-buy-up-us-29-billion-in-family-debt-at-up-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-desenrola-3-debt-buyback-90-percent-discount-september-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brazil's President Lula has announced the launch of Desenrola 3.0, a federal government program to buy up defaulted family debts at discounts of up to 90%. The program targets roughly R$150 billion (about US$29 billion) of eligible debt, which is around half of what qualifies, with an estimated fiscal cost of R$15 billion (about US$2.9 billion). Eligible debts include credit-card revolving and instalment balances, as well as personal loans without payroll deduction, with an original value of up to R$10,000, overdue for more than 720 and fewer than 1,645 days. The government expects to reach around 50% of eligible debts and has budgeted about R$15 billion for the purchases.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}