Brazil International Reserves

## What this measures

Brazil's official foreign-exchange reserves held by the central bank, end of month.

## Why it matters

Reserves are Brazil's buffer against currency crises and sudden stops in capital flows.

## How to read it

It was $372.6 billion in August 2026.

## What it does not say

It does not net out the central bank's currency swaps.

## Source

Banco Central do Brasil, SGS series 3546 (Reservas internacionais, total, mensal). Palanor reads it every day. Contains information from Banco Central do Brasil's open data, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL).