The rise in Brazilian inflation to 8.6% y/y in the middle of July means that the headline rate is overshooting the central bank’s latest projections. That’s likely to tip the balance on Copom towards a larger 100bp hike in the Selic rate (to 5.25%) at the next meeting on 4th August.
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