# Brazil Central Bank Policy Rate – May 6, 2020: 3

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/brazil/policy-rate/announcements/brl_policy_rate_2020-05-06
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 3 |
| Previous | 3.75 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2020-05-07 |
| Release time (local) | 2020-05-06 18:30 America/Sao_Paulo |
| Release time (UTC) | 2020-05-06 21:30 UTC |
| Release ID | brl_policy_rate_2020-05-06 |

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.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-05 | 14 | 14.25 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | 14.25 | 14.5 | -- |
| 2026-04-29 | 14.5 | 14.75 | -- |
| 2026-03-18 | 14.75 | 15 | -- |
| 2025-06-18 | 15 | 14.75 | -- |
| 2025-05-07 | 14.75 | 14.25 | -- |
| 2025-03-19 | 14.25 | 13.25 | -- |
| 2025-01-29 | 13.25 | 12.25 | -- |
| 2024-12-11 | 12.25 | 11.25 | -- |
| 2024-11-06 | 11.25 | 10.75 | -- |
| 2024-09-18 | 10.75 | 10.5 | -- |
| 2024-05-08 | 10.5 | 10.75 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/brl/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/brazil/policy-rate/announcements/brl_policy_rate_2020-03-18
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/brazil/policy-rate/announcements/brl_policy_rate_2020-06-17
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/brazil/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt