Brazil’s Current Account Gap Widens Despite Record FDI

2026-02-24 - 19:03

Key Points — Brazil posted an $8.36 billion current account deficit in January — well above the $6.4 billion median forecast by Reuters and the $6.6 billion expected by Broadcast — though still below the $9.8 billion gap recorded in the same month last year. — Foreign direct investment reached $8.17 billion, comfortably beating the