According to our estimates, the cuts in electricity tariffs announced by Brazil’s government last week should broadly offset any pick-up in food inflation that is likely to follow the recent spike in global agricultural prices, meaning that headline inflation should continue to hover around 5% or so over the next six months. While further cuts in interest rates seem unlikely, we doubt that the rate hikes expected by many in the markets will fully materialise.
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