Brazil posted a net foreign exchange inflow of US$ 3.1 billion in May, central bank figures showed on Wednesday, its first net inflow since July last year.
Brazil may start leasing farm land to foreigners to find a way around new legal restrictions on land sales and attract more foreign investment, the agriculture minister said.
Uruguay is the country in Latin America and the Caribbean which experienced the highest percentage increase in direct foreign investment during the first half of the year, according to the latest report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cepal.