The decline in Brazilian inflation in August, to 4.2% y/y, adds to the reasons to think that Copom won’t raise interest rates at its meeting this month. Moreover, core inflation still looks quite soft and we think the pace of the eventual rate hikes over the next 12 months will be less aggressive than is currently being priced into financial markets.
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