{"id":66587,"date":"2024-02-29T19:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/29\/brazilian-bank-backtracks-on-move-to-stop-financing-defense-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:02:17","slug":"brazilian-bank-backtracks-on-move-to-stop-financing-defense-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2024\/02\/29\/brazilian-bank-backtracks-on-move-to-stop-financing-defense-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian bank backtracks on move to stop financing defense industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAO PAULO \u2014 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/marketintelligence\/en\/news-insights\/research\/latin-americas-50-largest-banks-by-assets-2023\" target=\"_blank\">leading<\/a> Brazilian bank has reversed <a 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