Brazil GDP Grows More than Expected

2026-09-01 12:09 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

The Brazilian GDP expanded by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026, extending the 1.1% expansion from the first quarter and ahead of market expectations of a 0.4% growth rate.

Output remained supported by the elevated level of government spending that has boosted household consumption in recent quarters, in addition to measures to ease access to bank loans.

Hence, government expenditure expanded by 0.4% and gross fixed capital formation surged 1.2%.

Still, high inflation and borrowing costs due to the widening public deficits reflected some deterioration in household consumption, which contracted by 0.4%.

Net foreign demand dented the GDP sharply, with exports falling 0.8% while imports surged 1.8%.

From the previous year, the Brazilian GDP expanded by 2%, inching up from the 1.8% in the first quarter.



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