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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Switzerland's UBS Group AG <UBSG.S> and state-controlled Banco do Brasil SA <BBAS3.SA> signed an agreement on Monday to create a joint venture in investment banking in South America, the Brazilian bank said in a securities filing.
According to the filing, the new joint venture will provide investment banking services in Brazil and other South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay. UBS will have a majority in the joint venture, the bank said. Reuters reported the deal earlier this month.
(Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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