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Since 1861...domestic savers could count on their rate being about 6%.
But perhaps not for much longer.
President Dilma Rosseff wants to lower the benchmark Selic rate...even now at a near historic low... 9%.
To do so..she must also scrap the fixed domestic rate...highly prized by savers during decades of inflation.
One economist calls the move...to change it by executive decree...'a really, really high-stakes bet.'
Previous attempts to revise the domestic rate were met by clamor and outcries.
The REAL has lost over 3% so far...and hovers around 1.9359 per usd....a 3 year low.
