The jump in Brazilian inflation, to 3.1% y/y in September, was almost entirely driven by surging food inflation. Food inflation is likely to continue putting upward pressure on the headline rate in the coming months. But with core inflation subdued, there’s no sign that it will trouble the central bank. We expect that Copom will leave the benchmark Selic rate unchanged at 2.00% into 2022.
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