On Friday (27), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worried the markets
when expressing skepticism about the viability of the government achieving its goal of eliminating the public deficit in 2024, contrary to the efforts of the economic team . As a result, economists consulted by the Central Bank readjusted their inflation projections for 2024 upwards. Furthermore, the prospects for 2024 deteriorated in terms of GDP growth and the SELIC rate . It is worth noting that, in the previous report, the inflation forecast returned to the target for the first time since 2020, but now there is growing uncertainty regarding 2024.