Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak putting recovery on ice

The growing strains in Brazil’s health system caused by the latest COVID-19 outbreak are likely to result in a further tightening of containment measures in the coming days, hitting the economic recovery. Pressure for more fiscal support is likely to grow, but this will only further stoke investors’ concerns about the long-term sustainability of the public finances.

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