Brazil's central bank kept the benchmark Selic rate steady at 13.75% per year, per agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br.
The decision follows President Lula's election win, which has raised inflation fears and dampened hopes for further rate cuts, Reuters reports.
Analysts note that Lula's victory has led to a reassessment of fiscal policies, with Brazilian banks cutting growth forecasts, per finance.yahoo.com.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E10, institutions; the pressure it names: interest rates. Its words also reach E12 states.
Here it is a dynamic between institutions and states: benchmark Selic rate, inflation fears, rate cuts and fiscal policies (E10 institutions), with President Lula and Lula's victory (E12 states).
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: benchmark Selic rate, inflation fears, rate cuts, fiscal policies, growth forecasts, Brazilian banks.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: President Lula, Lula's victory.