Brasília – Outbound US dollars have exceeded inbound US dollars by US$ 990 million in Brazil from March 1st to 15th, the Brazilian Central Bank reported this Wednesday (20th).
So far in March, financial operates have run a US$ 1.237 billion deficit (investment in bonds, profit and dividend remittances to foreign countries, foreign direct investment and other operations), whereas the balance of trade showed a US$ 247 million surplus.
From January 1st to March 15th, the flow of foreign exchange showed a US$ 3.481 billion deficit. During that period, the trade balance ran a US$ 3.819 billion deficit and financial operations posted a US$ 338 million surplus.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum

