Brasília – According to the Brazilian Central Bank, dollar outflow exceeded the inflow last week in Brazil. From the 19th to the 23rd, the foreign exchange flow showed a US$ 431 million deficit, the bank announced this Wednesday (28).
The deficit was influenced by the financial segment, in which dollar outflow exceeded the inflow by US$ 2.319 billion. The flow of trade (which relates to foreign trade operations) showed a surplus of US$ 1.888 billion.
From September 1 to 23, dollar inflow surpassed the outflow, generating a surplus of US$ 8.084 billion. The trade segment posted a US$ 7.789 billion surplus, and the financial segment recorded a US$ 295 million surplus.
From January to September 23, the foreign exchange flow posted a US$ 67.897 billion surplus, as against US$ 14.711 billion in the same period of last year. During the period, the financial segment posted a US$ 30.994 billion surplus, and the trade segment surplus reached US$ 36.903 billion surplus.
On September 14, the Central Bank halted its spot market dollar purchases due to the appreciated US currency. Thus, spot market dollar purchases by the Central Bank remain at US$ 327 million from September 1 to 23.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
