The Minister for Finance, Fernando Haddadadmitted that the dollars at a high level — it closed at 5.65 reais, the highest price for about two and a half yearsThis Monday, 1st – and that the real value devalued more than the currencies of neighboring countries.
“Although the devaluation has happened globally, in general, it has been more here than in our peers. Colombia, Chile, Mexico were also there [desvalorização]”, he told journalists at the Ministry of Finance. According to the Minister, the increase can be attributed to “a lot of noise”.
Recent and repeated statements from the president weigh on the rise of the dollar Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about the independence of Banco Centralthe president of the municipality, Roberto Campos Netoand the conduct of monetary policy.
On this Monday, Lula criticized the independence of the BC again, saying that the president of the agency “must see Brazil as it is, and not the way the financial system speaks” and that the person who wants the BC to be independent. market.
The PT member also expressed that he has been with the BC president appointed by former president Jair Bolsonaro for two years. “I have to, with a lot of patience, wait for the time to nominate the other candidate, and see if we can do it… Have a president of the Central Bank who looks at the country as it is, and not as it is. the financial system talking.””, he said.
Haddad said that the government “needs to better communicate the economic results that the country is achieving” and cited for example that today there was confirmation of the June collection, which was higher than expected with the Federal Revenue Service.
Regarding the expenditure event in this year’s Budget, the Minister said that it will be “the amount necessary to achieve our goals. From the point of view of expenditure, which has a ceiling, and from the point of view of income, so that we come closer to the target band of 2024”.