Temer said in a radio interview he expects congressional approval of a "soft" pension reform bill to be wrapped up by March. The government is still short of votes and its congressional leaders are working on undecided lawmakers ahead of the first vote in the lower chamber in the week of Feb. 19.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)Brazil's Temer says pension reform bill would restore credit ratings
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