Brasília – The flow of US dollars in and out of Brazil, i.e. foreign exchange flow showed a US$ 1.105 billion deficit in the first two weeks of July, according to figures released this Wednesday (17th) by the Central Bank.
From January through the second week of July, the forex flow showed a US$ 8.429 billion surplus, as a result of a US$ 8.845 billion in financial operations and a US$ 17.274 billion surplus in the flow of trade.
From July 1st to 12, financial operations (investment in bonds, profit and dividend remittances to foreign countries and foreign direct investment, among other operations) posted a US$ 1.520 billion deficit. The flow of trade (export- and import-related money exchange operations) ran a US$ 415 million surplus.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
