Brazil offers scant explanation for rate cut

brazil-flag2

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Central Bank of Brazil on Wednesday cut the country's benchmark interest rate, known as the Selic rate, to 11.5% from 12%.

In a short statement, the policy-makers said they acted to "mitigate the effects" of a "more restrictive global environment". When pressed, a spokesperson told CentralBanking.com that "everything will be clarified in the official document [the Copom´s Ata] that summarises the entire meeting". The document will be published on

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.