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Median Inflation Forecasts for Brazil
Projected annual inflation rates for 2026, 2027, and 2028 based on central bank survey data.
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Analysts now see Brazil inflation breaching target ceiling this year
Market economists’ inflation expectations deteriorated again this week, adding to the challenge facing Brazil’s Central Bank. For a second straight week, the median forecast for 2027 and 2028 moved higher. The 2026 estimate, meanwhile, rose for the fourth consecutive week. Some consulting firms now estimate that inflation in 2026 could exceed the top of the target range, which is centered at 3% with a tolerance band of 1.5 percentage points. That is the case at Quantitas, Logos, 4intelligence, Legacy and EQI. According to the Central Bank’s weekly Focus survey, the median forecast for 2026 inflation rose 0.05 percentage point this week to 4.36%, up 0.45 percentage point from the week before the war in Iran began and international oil prices started climbing in late February. At the same time, the midpoint of expectations for 2027 rose 0.01 point to 3.85%, while the 2028 forecast increased 0.03 point to 3.5%. Compared with the start of the conflict, those forecasts are up 0.05 point and 0.1 point, respectively. “Expectations are still moving higher, and we haven’t even reached the critical date yet,” Fábio Romão of Logos Economia said, referring to the cutoff dates used by the Central Bank to feed the models behind its monetary policy decisions. “But I think this upward trend is coming in full force. After April 17, the last critical date, the IPCA [Broad National Consumer Price Index] for 2026 should point to at least 4.5%.” Economist Basiliki Litvak of 4intelligence sees the same pattern. She noted that 2026 forecasts updated over the past 30 days point to a 0.55% increase in the IPCA consumer price index in March. Those updated in the past five days now point to a 0.7% rise. “Just by incorporating that move, we are already getting close to the top of the target range,” she said. Target ceiling Logos recently revised its own 2026 forecast to 4.8% from 4.6%, reflecting Petrobras’s 55% increase in jet fuel prices announced last week. For 2027, its estimate rose to 4% from 3.8%, reflecting greater inflation inertia this year and the prospect of more expensive fertilizers, which should start pushing food prices higher in the second half. 4intelligence, for its part, sees inflation at 4.6% this year and 4.1% next year. “For 2028, it is still too early to say whether this is a spillover from the current move or inertia being carried over from 2027. There may be something temporary in the composition of the forecasts,” Basiliki said. The direct and indirect effe...
What Are the Effects of the Iran War on Agriculture?
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel and the United States has roiled global energy markets, causing global fertilizer prices to surge by more than 25 percent since the beginning of March. Brazil, Latin America’s top producer of agricultural products, imported more than $15 billion in fertilizer in 2025. Which countries in Latin America and segments of the region’s agribusiness sector are most exposed to rising input and logistics costs? To what extent do higher fertilizer and energy prices threaten production, crop choices and export competitiveness in key agricultural economies such as Brazil and Argentina? How might the current shock lead to longer-term shifts in Latin America’s role in global food markets? Maria Luisa Franzotti, agribusiness analyst at Céleres: “In Latin America, Brazil is the most exposed to the conflict in the Middle East. The world’s fourth-largest fertilizer importer, it has sourced an average of 70 percent of its demand from imports over the past three years, with 17 percent of its nitrogen-based fertilizers coming from that region in 2025. Argentina, the world’s third-largest food exporter, meets roughly 50 percent of its fertilizer demand through imports, with the Middle East accounting for 26 percent of its nitrogen-based fertilizers in 2025—putting pressure on wheat, corn and barley production. Paraguay and Uruguay, though smaller, are similarly vulnerable, particularly due to rising phosphate prices. Export restrictions from China and Russia are tightening global supply and intensifying the shock to the effective operating cost of these economies. In Brazil, low soil fertility and acidity amplifies the impact. With margins under pressure since 2023—due to higher fertilizer costs, unfavorable exchange rates and elevated interest rates—the 2026-27 crop season is likely to see slower area expansion. Corn, often used to offset weaker soybean margins, is more nitrogen-intensive, limiting this alternative. In Argentina, rising costs are eroding the competitiveness of soybean and derivative exports. In the medium to long term, the shock could reshape Latin America’s role in global food markets, with a shift toward crops that are less fertilizer-intensive. Higher costs reduce competitiveness in the short term but may ultimately reinforce the region’s strategic importance. Investment in fertilizer production is essential at this stage to reduce dependence on, and vulnerability to, external conflicts.” Gabrie...
Brazil inflation exceeds forecasts as Iran war drives energy costs
Rising fuel costs are pressuring Brazilian consumers, prompting government intervention ahead of elections scheduled for later this year. The inflationary ...
Brazil Inflation Rises As Fuel Costs Surge Amid Iran War
Inflation in Brazil edged higher to 4.14 percent year-on-year in March, driven by higher fuel costs amid a global energy shock.
