Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad unveiled a long-sought plan to cut 70 billion reais ($11.8 billion) from public spending through 2026 as investors’ fiscal concerns sink assets from the currency to stocks.

Brazil’s inflation picked up much more than expected in early November, adding urgency to government plans to cut swelling public spending that is pushing cost-of-living increases above target.Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasIn Kansas City,

Brazil's government on Wednesday proposed to expand income tax exemptions for lower-income Brazilians and increase taxes on those who earn more, while outlining plans to trim public spending in coming years.

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has tacked on an income-tax relief measure to a long-awaited plan to cut government spending, heightening concerns about the budget deficit and sparking a selloff in the currency,