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              At any rate, Mr. von Paraski’s testimony sheds no light on the          
         Central Bank’s substantially inconsistent behavior in erroneously            
         reporting to the foreign lenders that it continued to “receive” a            
         nonexistent “pecuniary benefit” in connection with its post-June 28,         
         1985, interest remittances to them.  See supra note 20.                      


















              21(...continued)                                                        
                    A. Yes, I do.                                                     
                    Q. If you assume that the pecuniary benefit                       
               reduced the amount of taxes that were collected, are                   
               you aware of any other type of transaction that                        
               resulted in a partial or total refund of the tax                       
               amounts paid by the Central Bank on the restructured                   
               debt?                                                                  
                    A. No, I have no knowledge of that.                               
                    Q. To your knowledge, other than in the case of                   
               the pecuniary benefit, were there any accounting                       
               entries made that negated, eliminated or reduced Banco                 
               do Brasil’s collection of taxes from the Central Bank?                 
                    A. No, I have no knowledge.                                       





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