At this time, investors are searching far and wide for inflation hedges.  The reason for the search is heavy money printing and borrowing by the U. S. government.  If inflation picks up, hard assets should do well.   Brazil is rich in hard assets.  However, buying Brazil is not as simple as it seems on the surface.  Investors need to take into account several other aspects of Brazil.  Here are the important ones to consider at this time.

  • Coronavirus has been raging in Brazil but is beginning to subside.  This is a positive.
  • Brazil itself has encountered inflation.