NYT/ A. Barrionuevo...2 screen read combined
In Brasil, credit card companies can legally charge astronomical interest rates of...220%.
In Chile, the consumer goods company La Polar quietly...and unilaterally...renegotiated clients’ debts for more than six years.
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