The economic and political troubles facing Brazil have deepened over the past few weeks. The good news is that we think the big falls in the prices of the country’s commodity exports are probably now behind us. But economic weakness will persist for some time yet and political and fiscal concerns will continue to weigh on Brazil’s financial markets. A recession this year is unavoidable but we are becoming increasingly concerned that it will extend into 2016.
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