LatinNews Daily - 27 April 2026

*Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has released the latest figures for the country’s balance of payments, which showed a current account deficit of US$6.0bn in March. This result is up from deficits of US$5.6bn registered for February 2026 and US$2.9bn for March 2025. Meanwhile, the accumulated annual deficit in the 12 months through March 2026 stood at US$64.3bn (2.71% of GDP), up from the deficit of US$61.2bn (2.61% of GDP) registered for the 12 months through February. The trade balance of goods showed a monthly surplus of US$5.6bn in March this year, up from the surplus of US$3.5bn in February but down from US$7.2bn in March last year. Foreign direct investment (FDI) totalled US$6.0bn in March, which is down from US$6.8bn in February and US$6.3bn in March 2025.

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