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Central Bank of Brazil

Too few recent speeches for a current tone.
Speeches
14
First speech
Jan 26, 1999
Latest speech
Nov 20, 2025
Tone vs coming rate moves
Not tested
too few speeches or no published rate

Does the tone run ahead of the rate?

Speech tone over the previous three months, and the policy rate at the end of each month, on the same timeline. Hover over either chart to read the same month in both.

Speech tone

Policy rate

Latest speeches

Each speech's tone is the average over its sentences about policy, prices, rates or the economy. Open a speech to read it in full.
DateSpeechTone
Nov 20, 2025

Renato Gomes

βˆ’0.02
Jul 1, 2024

Carolina de Assis Barros

βˆ’0.02
Jun 10, 2015

Alexandre Antonio Tombini

βˆ’0.16
Nov 15, 2013

Alexandre Antonio Tombini

βˆ’0.02
Jun 18, 2013

Anselmo Teng

+0.14
Apr 2, 2009

Henrique Meirelles

βˆ’0.49
Jan 19, 2009

Henrique Meirelles

βˆ’0.06
Nov 21, 2008

Henrique Meirelles

βˆ’0.10
Oct 2, 2008

Henrique Meirelles

βˆ’0.01
Sep 5, 2008

Henrique Meirelles

+0.01
Jul 10, 2008

Henrique Meirelles

+0.11
Jul 13, 2004

Paulo Sergio Cavalheiro

βˆ’0.01
Jan 7, 2003

Henrique de Campos Meirelles

+0.19
Jan 26, 1999

Francisco L. Lopes

+0.11
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