VOICED : La crisis brasilena hasta en las mascaras del carnaval

As Brazil faces an economic crisis, the carnival season is impacted, with even masks becoming unaffordable for some. A traditional mask factory in Rio de Janeiro reports a 30% drop in production due to the recession, inflation, and early carnival dates. While masks of King Kong and Bin Laden are popular, those of local politicians are not. This year, a new mask of a Japanese-origin federal police officer involved in the Petrobras corruption investigation is introduced. The factory aims to offset domestic sales declines by exporting, leveraging the weaker real against the dollar.

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