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Why do Brazilian family tax returns go wrong when a child is treated as both dependent and alimentando?

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Bianca Souza
May 27, 2026 3,219 views 1 answer
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My family situation in Brazil involves dependents and support payments. Please explain why those categories are not interchangeable, and why family members need their returns to tell the same story.

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