US Dollar climbs to R$ 5.05 in a Brazilian market hit by political turmoil

Saturday, July 3rd 2021 - 11:19 UTC

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The US dollar was traded at R$ 5.05 apiece Friday amid Brazil's volatile context with President Jair Bolsonaro under investigation for alleged corruption and a mega request for his impeachment already in Congress. Read full article

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FortHay
I have a middle class income in the US, but it now goes a long way here in Brazil (excepting the gasoline cost). It is distressing to witness, however, how our friends and neighbors are struggling to make ends meet, especially the subsistence farmers and fishermen at the bottom of the economic spectrum. Inflation is a great theft imposed on everyone, but the least able are hit the hardest.
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