Brazil tax reform slides into confusion as key official fired, Bolsonaro wades in


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  • Thursday, 12 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a parade celebrating the country's Independence Day in Brasilia, Brazil, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A key figure in Brazil's plans to reform the country's complex tax system was fired on Wednesday, government sources told Reuters, reflecting disagreements in cabinet about the form legislation should take.

The departure of Marcos Cintra, special secretary to Brazil's federal revenue service, was confirmed in a statement from the Economy Ministry.

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