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Brazil's social security pension reform stalled after the Constitutional Commission (CCJ) failed to conclude the first stage of debate before Easter, and leadership discussed altering the draft at an early stage. President Bolsonaro's support base in Congress remains unstable, and ING expects persistent volatility in local financial markets and weak activity.
Delays to fiscal reform keep pressure on the real, which can raise the cost of imported feed inputs priced in dollars for Brazilian buyers. Weak domestic demand also limits local feed consumption growth.
think.ing.comGustavo Rangel Chief Economist, LATAMApr 18, 2019After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
