Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s government, which began its term this year with an understanding that economic growth will slow sharply, devalued the real in order to shore up the country’s competitiveness. That was bad news for Argentina, because Brazil, its main trading partner, will now buy less and sell more, undermining Argentina’s external position.
和巴西的关系是另一大考验。今年开始执政的巴西罗瑟夫总统明白，经济增长将会大大放缓，因此实施了雷亚尔贬值的政策来提振巴西的竞争力。这对阿根廷来说是个坏消息，因为巴西是其主要贸易伙伴，如今从阿根廷买得更少，向阿根廷卖得更多，破坏了阿根廷的外部环境。