At the close, at 5:22 pm (Brasília time) on Tuesday (02), the commercial dollar recorded losses of 1.69% and was traded at R$ 5.3560. While the Ptax fell 1.34%, to R$ 5.3875. The second session of February was marked by the positive assimilation of the presidential elections of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, with a victory for Arthur Lira and Rodrigo Pacheco, respectively. The market now expects economic reforms to advance more effectively amid the coronavirus pandemic. Internationally, expectations revolve around global coronavirus vaccination for a brief economic recovery. The official European statistics agency (Eurostat) reported today that the eurozone economy fell less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020, 0.7%. The Russian Sputnik V vaccine was also 91.6% effective, 100% effective for moderate and severe cases.
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