The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) dropped 0.09% last month.
Author: Agência Brasil
The decline was in comparison to June, after a 12.9% surge.
The North American currency ended this Monday at BRL 4.152.
The climb was registered in July over June, with 1.82 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
In a survey by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC), financial institutions revised down their forecast for the expansion of the Brazilian economy in 2018, from 1.47% to 1.44%.
Federal, states and local governments in Brazil had deficits in July, but they were much narrower than in July 2017.
The expansion was registered in comparison to January from March of this year. Over Q2 2017, there was a 1% expansion.
The North American currency, for a period, had surpassed BRL 4.20 this Thursday. The Brazilian Central Bank (BC) sold USD 1.5 billion worth of currency swaps.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) said three units – in Acre, Rondônia and Roraima – will be auctioned on Thursday (30).
The sector generated BRL 3.5 billion (USD 880 million) last year, BRL 500 million (USD 125.70 million) more than in 2016. The country has 17,000 registered organic producers.
The North American currency ended this Tuesday at BRL 4.14, up 1.48% over the previous day.
The Brazilian state-run oil company began purchasing aviation fuel and diesel oil from abroad to make up for reduced supply resulting from a fire in its Paulínia refinery.
The Brazilian Central Bank’s weekly survey shows that financial institutions expect a 1.47% growth for the Brazilian economy this year. Last week, the banks’ GDP forecast stood at 1.49%. The inflation forecast was revised up.
Money sent from Brazil to other countries surpassed USD 1 billion in the year’s first half.

