At 6:15 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (29th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) lost 0.82% and was quoted at 120,065 points. The indicator was negative, reflecting market fears surrounding the domestic political and economic scenario, still amid the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the installation of the COVID-19 Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) in the Senate. Next week, the former ministers of health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Nelson Teich, Eduardo Pazuello and the current leader of the ministry, Marcelo Queiroga, will give statements. The General Price Index – Market (IGP-M) decelerated the increase to 1.51% in April, still accumulating an increase of 9.89% in the year and 32.02% in 12 months, following on the investors' radar. The United States economy also grew 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, above the 4.3% increase in the previous quarter, raising expectations about the global economic recovery and control of the coronavirus pandemic.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.