据安德鲁·罗萨蒂报道，由于电价上涨，9月份巴西的年通胀率突破了目标上限，这进一步加重了选民的经济负担，他们将于10月25日选出下一任总统。
Brazil’s annual inflation rate in September breached the target ceiling on higher electricity prices, adding to the financial strain on voters as they prepare to choose their next president on Oct. 25.
周五公布的官方数据显示，消费者物价指数同比上涨4.58%，这一数值高于彭博社调查分析师们预期的4.5%的中值。环比涨幅则为0.82%。巴西央行的通胀控制目标为3%，允许上下浮动1.5个百分点。
Official data released Friday showed consumer prices accelerated 4.58% from a year earlier, above the 4.5% median estimate from analysts in a Bloomberg survey. On the month, inflation hit 0.82%. The central bank targets inflation at 3%, with a tolerance band of 1.5 percentage points in either direction.
上周日举行的第一轮投票中，弗拉维奥·博索纳罗意外击败了现任总统卢拉，因此他极有可能在本月晚些时候的决选中胜出。生活成本不断攀升以及最高法院引发的动荡加剧了民众对现有体制的不满情绪，这也让这位右翼候选人占据了优势。
Flávio Bolsonaro upset President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in last Sunday’s first-round vote, making him the strong favorite to win the runoff later this month. Frustration with the rising cost of living and turmoil surrounding the Supreme Court helped fuel anti-establishment sentiment and gave the right-wing challenger an edge.
由于市场预期前总统博索纳罗之子弗拉维奥能够赢得大选并控制公共开支，本周巴西股市表现强劲。
Brazilian markets soared this week on the prospect that Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would win the race and rein in public spending.
虽然巴西央行一直在下调基准利率——目前该利率为13.75%——但由于投资者担心卢拉执政后国家财政状况会持续恶化，这种担忧也进一步推高了通胀压力。
While the central bank has been cutting the benchmark Selic rate — now at 13.75% — investor fears that Brazil’s fiscal position would continue to deteriorate under Lula have added to inflation pressures.