41.   That represents less than four years of monthly pension payments paid out in a typical company-paid plan.

42.   The Central Unica dos Trabalhadores decided not to sign a pact with two other Brazilian labor groups that would cut federal spending on pension payments.

43.   The company maintains that it cannot boost pension payments on a regular basis because it wants to make sure funding is sufficient for future workers.

44.   The government is discussing changes to the constitution that will cut payrolls and spending with pensions payments.

45.   The government has promised to pay all pension payments for this year by the end of this month.

46.   The government recently decided to delay planned corporate and individual income tax reductions next year because of higher-than-expected pension payments.

47.   The pension payments are in cash.

48.   The owners also agreed to make pension payments in the future if a similar situation arises.

49.   The paper said the Ministry of Finance will permit securities companies to offer funds through which customers can pay bills as well as receive salaries and pension payments.

50.   The pension payments, recalculated annually or quarterly, are based partly on a percentage of the current value of each account.