Data to mid-March showed another dip in Brazilian inflation and probably give enough cover for policymakers to accelerate interest rate cuts at next month’s Copom meeting. In practice, however, any decision to increase the pace of easing will depend less on the incoming inflation data and more on the progress of pension reforms through Congress and the extent to which the sell-off in the real this week develops into longer-lasting weakness.
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