Central Banks

Brazil Central Bank Chief Pledges to Work With Lula’s Team

  • Swap rates fall after Campos Neto defends inflation targets
  • President Lula has repeatedly attacked current monetary policy
Roberto Campos NetoPhotographer: Tuane Fernandes/Bloomberg
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Brazil’s central bank chief pledged to work with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration in an effort to make peace with a president who has been escalating his criticism of high interest rates.

“I understand President Lula is in a hurry,” Roberto Campos Neto said during a TV interview late Monday. “The central bank needs to work with the administration and I’ll do everything I can to bring it closer to the government.”