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Investments in Brazil increased by 17.2% in 2021 -IPEA

By Richard Mann · March 7, 2022 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Investment in Brazil is increasing and has grew 17.2% in the cumulative 12 months, in 2021, according to the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). The data come from Ipea’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) indicator.

Gross fixed capital formation comprises machinery and equipment, building and civil engineering, and other fixed assets.

The evolution of the indicator represents an increase in the economy’s productive capacity and the replacement of depreciation of fixed assets.

Looking only at December, the indicator shows a growth of 2.7% compared between December and November 2021 in the seasonally adjusted series.

Thus, the fourth quarter ended with an increase of 0.4%. Compared to the same periods in 2020, December recorded a decrease of 6.4%, while the fourth quarter increased by 3.4%.

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B3 · São Paulo
Oct 11, 2026 · 23:14

Ibovespa · benchmark

209,066.90
+1.38%

L 167,142day rangeH 168,310

+21.85% over 12 months

Market breadth · 15 names

47% advancing

7 ▲ advancing8 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

USD / BRL

5.16

+0.01%

EUR / BRL

5.95

+1.01%

Selic rate

14.00%

·

Brent crude

88.88

-0.03%

Iron ore

161.91

·

Sector heatmap · average move today

Materials

+2.35%

SUZB3

Mining

+1.16%

VALE3, CSNA3, GGBR4

Industrials

+0.20%

WEGE3, RENT3

Financials

-0.10%

ITUB4, BBDC4, BBAS3, B3SA3

Energy

-0.12%

PETR4, PRIO3

Consumer Staples

-0.80%

ABEV3

Utilities

-1.38%

ENEV3

Consumer Disc.

-2.63%

AZZA3

Latin America scoreboard

IndexLastTodayStrength

IbovespaBrazil
209,066.90
+1.38%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
66,048.57
+1.63%

S&P IPSAChile
11,043.36
+0.17%

S&P MERVALArgentina
2,828,027
-0.16%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,531.15
+0.21%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
59,610.00
+2.26%

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
IBOV	209,066.90	+1.38%	+21.85%	206,220.24	168,310	167,142	—
USD/BRL	5.16	+0.01%	-5.13%	5.16	5.18	5.14	—
SELIC	14.00%		—	—	—	—	—
PETR4	41.64	-0.05%	+35.19%	41.66	41.97	41.15	41,499,400
VALE3	72.97	+0.83%	+30.75%	72.37	73.54	72.66	17,658,000
ITUB4	38.60	-1.03%	+4.57%	39.00	39.34	38.39	29,487,800
BBDC4	16.85	+0.36%	+3.50%	16.79	16.90	16.67	19,416,900
BBAS3	19.37	+0.47%	+0.73%	19.28	19.44	19.16	11,069,200
B3SA3	14.26	-0.21%	+12.73%	14.29	14.47	14.11	33,037,800
ABEV3	14.89	-0.80%	+21.91%	15.01	15.07	14.81	16,453,100
WEGE3	47.59	+0.49%	+29.99%	47.36	48.08	47.36	3,364,600
PRIO3	59.14	-0.19%	+50.67%	59.25	59.81	58.74	3,325,600
SUZB3	41.33	+2.35%	-23.55%	40.38	41.48	40.35	3,914,900
RENT3	34.68	-0.09%	+0.84%	34.71	34.96	34.35	7,979,100
AZZA3	15.89	-2.63%	-53.76%	16.32	16.42	15.82	1,330,300
CSNA3	4.30	+0.47%	-42.65%	4.28	4.41	4.26	10,076,100
GGBR4	24.69	+2.19%	+51.38%	24.16	24.85	24.18	7,047,600
ENEV3	24.21	-1.38%	+70.49%	24.55	24.64	23.99	9,297,000

Largest moves today

AZZA3
15.89
-2.63%

SUZB3
41.33
+2.35%

GGBR4
24.69
+2.19%

IBOV
209,066.90
+1.38%

ENEV3
24.21
-1.38%

ITUB4
38.60
-1.03%

VALE3
72.97
+0.83%

ABEV3
14.89
-0.80%

The session read

The Ibovespa rose 1.38%, with breadth negative — 7 of 15 names higher. Materials led, while Consumer Disc. lagged.

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