Brazil inflation speeds up ahead of central bank's rate decision
Adds economists' comments in paragraphs 5-6, 9-10
SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Brazil rose more than expected in the month to mid-July on higher transportation costs, official data showed on Thursday, likely sealing the deal for the central bank to keep interest rates on hold at a policy meeting next week.
Prices as measured by the IPCA-15 index BRIPCA=ECI were up 0.30% in the period, statistics agency IBGE said, slowing from 0.39% in the previous month but overshooting the 0.23% increase forecast of economists polled by Reuters.
Seven out of the nine groups surveyed by IBGE posted price increases in the period, the agency said, with transportation being the biggest influence on the back of higher airfare and fuel costs.
In the 12 months to mid-July, inflation in Latin America's largest economy stood at 4.45%, up from 4.06% the month before and exceeding the 4.38% expected by economists in the Reuters poll.
Jason Tuvey, an economist at Capital Economics, said that coming alongside fiscal concerns and recent weakness of the Brazilian real BRBY, the latest inflation data backed a view that the central bank will not resume rate cuts this year.
"And possibly even longer," he added in a note to clients. "What will worry (rate-setting committee) Copom is the strength of services inflation, which appears to have risen last month."
Brazil's central bank targets inflation at 3%, plus or minus 1.5 percentage points. The monetary authority last month unanimously halted a rate-cutting cycle, citing higher inflation expectations and fiscal struggles.
The next decision is scheduled for July 31 and markets believe the bank will maintain its key rate at 10.50%.
Rafaela Vitoria, chief economist at lender Inter, said that real interest rates above 6% have not been enough for inflation to converge faster to the bank's target amid fiscal expansion and a strong labor market.
"Monetary policy remains at a very restrictive level and this is not yet a scenario for raising interest rates," she said. "But we will have high rates for longer, or even the discussion of a new hike if fiscal expansion continues in 2025."
Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Bernadette Baum
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