At 3:10 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (4th), the commercial dollar lost 0.88% and was traded at R$ 5.6210. While the Ptax fell 2.33%, to R$ 5.6008. The currency receives pressure from the Senate's approval in the first and second round of the Proposed Emergency Constitution Amendment (PEC), which makes it possible to extend Emergency Aid and limit the increase in Brazilian public spending to face the pandemic. In addition, on the international stage, claims for unemployment benefits in the United States totaled 745,000 in the last week, compared to 736,000 in the previous week, as the country's Department of Labor released earlier today. The data shows economic fragility still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, despite expectations of approval of the stimulus package of US$ 1.9 trillion.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.