Pressure for loose fiscal policy in Brazil is likely to persist and we think that the spending cap will be cast aside in the coming years. The government is already testing the water with creative accounting to get around spending limits and this is likely to be a sign of things to come. While weaker fiscal discipline is likely to unnerve investors, we don’t think that it would be the disaster for the economy that some fear.
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