At the close, at 5:12 pm (Brasília time) on Monday (11), the commercial dollar registered gains of 1.59% and was traded at R$ 5.5000. While the Ptax rose 2.39%, to R$ 5.4966. The session reflected the increase in market demand for financial security due to the continuous growth in cases and deaths caused by coronavirus, which should further harm the global economy, including Brazil. China has again imposed lockdowns and more restrictive social measures to control the new outbreak of the disease, as have countries in Europe and America. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 90 million people have been infected by the disease worldwide and deaths are close to 2 million. In addition, there is assimilation of the impeachment article of President Donald Trump delivered to the United States Congress due to his possible influence in the invasion of the House and Capitol last week.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.