巴西经济活动在8月份 modestly 上升，凸显出拉美最大经济体动能减弱，因为选民正准备选择下一任总统。
Brazil activity rose modestly in August, underscoring the loss of momentum in Latin America’s biggest economy as voters prepare to choose their next president.
央行的经济活动指数是国内生产总值的代理指标，较上月增长0.34%，高于彭博社调查分析师的0.20%中位数预期。与去年同期相比，该指数达到1.21%。
The central bank’s economic activity index, a proxy for gross domestic product, gained 0.34% from the month prior, above the 0.20% median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. From a year ago, the index came in at 1.21%.
弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗在10月4日的总统选举中击败了现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦，使他成为本月晚些时候决选的热门人选。对经济的不满以及涉及最高法院的丑闻助长了反建制情绪，使这位右翼挑战者占得先机。
Flávio Bolsonaro upset President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Oct. 4 presidential vote, making him the favorite to win the runoff later this month. Frustration over the economy and a scandal involving the Supreme Court helped fuel anti-establishment sentiment and gave the right-wing challenger an edge.
巴西市场最初因预计前总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗的45岁儿子将赢得选举并遏制公共支出而上涨。但80岁的卢拉似乎通过加强街头动员和推进其标志性竞选承诺——废除巴西的六天工作周——缩小了差距，该工作周已于周三获得参议院批准。
Brazilian markets initially rallied on the prospect that the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro would win the race and rein in public spending. But Lula, 80, has appeared to close the gap by stepping up street mobilizations and pushing through a signature campaign pledge to abolish Brazil’s six-day workweek, which the Senate approved on Wednesday.
