O New York Times se Assusta com a Inflação Brasileira

No papel a inflação é relativamente baixa, 6, 7%. Na realidade ela é muito mais alta. O NY Times tenta desvendar esse mistério e, numa matéria atípica sobre o Brasil consegue não mentir e errar muito e, surpreendemente, não consegue fazer a apologia do lulo-petismo: Before the protests began, Brazil’s government had begun trying to combat price increases. The central bank raised interest rates after an uproar over food prices this year contributed to inflation fears. The authorities removed some taxes on some products, like cars. Even so, inflation remains high while the economy remains sluggish, leaving many Brazilians fuming about the high taxes embedded in the price of products they buy. A new federal law requiring retailers to detail on receipts how much tax customers are being charged has fed some of this anger. Fernando Bergamini, 38, a graphic designer, was stunned after spending $92 one recent day on groceries like tomatoes, beans and bananas, only to glance at his receipt and discover that $25 of that was in taxes. “It is shocking given the services we receive for giving the government our money,” Mr. Bergamini said. “Seeing it like this on a piece of paper makes me feel indignant.”