São Paulo – The foreign exchange flow started 2015 with a negative balance. According to data on Brazil’s dollar inflow and outflow from January 2nd to 9th, released this Wednesday (14th) by the Brazilian Central Bank, the balance was negative in US$ 2.405 billion.
According to information from the monetary authority, the deficit was caused mainly by the financial sector’s performance, which means the results of investments in securities, remittance of profits and dividends and foreign direct investments. Using this calculation, US$ 2.325 billion (net value) left the country.
In the commercial segment, in which exchange operations related to exports and imports are taken into account, the result was US$ 80 million negative.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
