. Nevertheless, Brazil's long-standing challenges of low growth, high debt, and elevated levels of poverty and inequality have been …

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened Brazil's longstanding vulnerabilities of low potential growth, high income … debt exposes Brazil to confidence shocks. Securing congressional passage of structural reforms to raise potential growth …

The fiscal challenges of Brazil's states and municipalities can have a significant impact on the economy and the …

This paper assesses the importance of financial market developments for the business cycle in Brazil. The results … underscore the importance of macro-financial linkages and highlight risks to the recovery going forward. Although some of the … rise in credit growth in Brazil can be attributed to financial deepening and rising income levels, it may have implications …

This report assesses fiscal transparency practices in Brazil in relation to the requirements of the IMF Fiscal … Transparency Code. Brazil's practices meet many of the principles of the code at good or advanced levels. Fiscal statistics …