3.7 million Brazilians return to poverty due to economic crisis

``The news daily Valor Economico cited data from a recent study carried out by Banco Bradesco, one of the largest private banks in Brazil, which found the crisis pushed around 3.7 million Brazilians back to poverty. The middle class dropped by two percentage points to 54.6 percent during the period of January to November, 2015. Meanwhile, the number of those in the lower class increased to 35 percent, according to the report. The study also indicates a drop in salaries, with the middle class receiving a monthly income of 407 to 1630 U.S. dollars and that of the poorest stands at 233 U.S.dollars.''