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Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate 2020-05-06 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo: data, chart, and analysis

Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3 on May 6, 2020, compared with 3.75 previously. See the full release history, chart, Banco Central do Brasil context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
3
Previous
3.75
Forecast
--
Reference period
2020-05-07

Last updated:

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Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate chart through 2020-05-07
BRL Central Bank Policy Rate readings through 2020-05-07. Latest: 3.

Central Bank Policy Rate release read

Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3 on May 6, 2020, compared with 3.75 previously. See the full release history, chart, Banco Central do Brasil context, and API access for this series.

The parent Central Bank Policy Rate page shows the full time series for Brazil. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For BRL event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID brl_policy_rate_2020-05-06
API announcement ID brl_policy_rate_2020-05-07
Release time
2020-05-06 21:30 UTC
Reference period date 2020-05-07
Actual value 3
Previous value 3.75
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1588800600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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More Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate releases

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Newer release

2020-06-17 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo · 2.25

Older release

2020-03-18 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo · 3.75

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate.

What did Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate was 3% on May 7, 2020. The previous reading was 3.75%.

When was this Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate release published?

This release was published on May 6, 2020 at 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate release?

The next Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Sep 16, 2026 at 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo.

What is the official source for Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate?

BCB publishes the official Central Bank Policy Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1588800600,
  "announcement_id": "brl_policy_rate_2020-05-07",
  "date": "2020-05-07",
  "previous_value": 3.75,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1588800600,
      "val": 3.0
    }
  ],
  "val": 3.0
}