Brazil's President Michel Temer attends a press conference on new measures to stimulate the economy, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia. Photo: AP
Brazil's President Michel Temer attends a press conference on new measures to stimulate the economy, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia. Photo: AP

1.5 tonnes of cake: as Brazil battles recession, president’s ludicrous shopping list is too hard to swallow

The ostentatious shopping list published on December 27 was the latest in a series of seemingly tone deaf decisions that have put his already wobbly government on the defensive

Brazil's President Michel Temer attends a press conference on new measures to stimulate the economy, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia. Photo: AP
Brazil's President Michel Temer attends a press conference on new measures to stimulate the economy, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia. Photo: AP
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