At 9:15 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (1st), the commercial dollar The exchange rate showed a slight increase of 0.29%, quoted at R$ 5.1960. On the previous day (31), the exchange rate fell 0.25%, to R$ 5.1810, closing the month of August with an accumulated gain of 2.21%. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) recently announced that Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the three months immediately preceding it, exceeding analysts' projections (+0.4%). In relation to the 2nd quarter of 2025, the Brazilian economy advanced 2.0%. Investors are also monitoring the 2027 Budget proposal sent yesterday by the government to Congress. The text foresees a surplus of R$ 18.6 billion, the first positive balance in public accounts after four years of deficit, although the rules of the fiscal framework still allow for a negative result without breaching the target. Within Congress, votes are also expected on provisional measures regarding the end of the "blouse tax," changes to traffic rules, credit for drivers and motorcyclists, as well as proposals related to the INSS (National Social Security Institute) and the border surcharge. Shortly, S&P Global will publish the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the Brazilian and United States manufacturing sectors for the month of August. Also in the United States, the day will be marked by the release of the July JOLTS report by the Department of Labor. On the radar is the renewed surge in oil prices, following the resumption of direct attacks between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.