The rise in Brazilian inflation in the first half of this month, to 9.6% y/y, from 9.3% y/y over April as a whole, was disappointing given that it followed declines in the previous three months. Today’s data confirm our view that inflation will be slow to fall back to target, and the near-term cuts to the Selic interest rate that the consensus expects are unlikely to materialise.
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