Bolsonaro will 'soon' sign coronavirus aid deal but wants public pay freeze
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday said he would sign off on a federal assistance program for states and cities hit by the coronavirus outbreak “as soon as possible,” but asked governors for support freezing public sector pay increases.