At 2:00 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (7), the commercial dollar advanced 1.87% and was traded at R$ 5.4040. While the Ptax rose 0.47%, to R$ 5.3422. The session follows the continued increase in market demand for financial security amid the economic uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil and worldwide. The Consumer Price Index – Class 1 (IPC-C1) in Brazil accumulated an increase of 6.30% in 2020, according to data from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The result is considered the highest since 2016, also above the 4.60% increase in 2019. On the other hand, the market follows the news that the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Butantan Institute, in São Paulo, and Chinese biopharmaceutical, Sinovac Biotech, CoronaVac, achieved an efficacy rate of 78% in mild cases and 100% in severe cases. Externally, it has been confirmed that Joe Biden will assume the presidency of the United States on January 20. Yesterday (06), pro-Trump protesters invaded the country's Congress and the Capitol, which was reverberated internationally.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.