Brazil BCB Data — SELIC, BRL/USD, IPCA, IBC-Br

Fetch official Brazilian economic data from the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) SGS API (Sistema Gerenciador de Séries Temporais). Covers the SELIC policy rate, BRL/USD PTAX exchange rate, IPCA inflation, CDI, unemployment, retail trade volume, and the IBC-Br economic activity index. No API key required.

What It Does

• Fetches 10 pre-configured BCB economic time series
• All series fetched concurrently for speed
• Dates are standardized to YYYY-MM-DD format
• Configurable date range (since/until) or last N observations (recent)

Available Series

Key	Name	Frequency	Category
selic_daily	SELIC Daily Rate (annualized)	Daily	interest_rates
selic_target	SELIC Target Rate (COPOM policy rate)	Daily	interest_rates
cdi_daily	CDI Daily Rate	Daily	interest_rates
ipca_monthly	IPCA — CPI Monthly Variation	Monthly	inflation
inpc_monthly	INPC — Broad CPI Monthly Variation	Monthly	inflation
brl_usd	BRL/USD PTAX Rate	Daily	fx_rates
brl_eur	BRL/EUR Monthly Average	Monthly	fx_rates
ibc_br	IBC-Br — Economic Activity Index	Monthly	economic_activity
unemployment	Unemployment Rate (PNAD Continuous)	Monthly	labour
retail_index	Retail Trade Volume Index	Monthly	economic_activity

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
series	array	6 key series	BCB series keys to fetch
since	string	"01/01/2020"	Start date (DD/MM/YYYY). Ignored if recent is set.
until	string	today	End date (DD/MM/YYYY). Ignored if recent is set.
recent	integer	0	Return only the N most recent observations per series.

Sample Output

[
  {
    "series": "selic_target",
    "series_code": 432,
    "label": "SELIC Target Rate (COPOM policy rate)",
    "date": "2024-06-14",
    "value": 10.5,
    "unit": "% a.a.",
    "frequency": "daily",
    "category": "interest_rates",
    "country": "Brazil",
    "source": "Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) SGS"
  },
  {
    "series": "ipca_monthly",
    "series_code": 433,
    "label": "IPCA — CPI Monthly Variation",
    "date": "2024-06-01",
    "value": 0.44,
    "unit": "% monthly",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "category": "inflation",
    "country": "Brazil",
    "source": "Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) SGS"
  },
  {
    "series": "brl_usd",
    "series_code": 10813,
    "label": "BRL/USD PTAX Rate",
    "date": "2024-06-14",
    "value": 5.3621,
    "unit": "BRL per USD",
    "frequency": "daily",
    "category": "fx_rates",
    "country": "Brazil",
    "source": "Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) SGS"
  }
]

Use Cases

BRL carry trade analysis — Monitor the SELIC target rate alongside BRL/USD PTAX to model the interest rate differential and carry attractiveness of BRL versus USD or EUR.

COPOM rate decision forecasting — Track IPCA monthly inflation alongside the SELIC target rate to model the Monetary Policy Committee's (COPOM) reaction function and anticipate BRL rate path changes.

Brazil macro cycle — Combine IBC-Br (monthly GDP proxy), unemployment, and retail index to track Brazil's economic cycle — crucial for BRL and Brazilian equity allocation decisions.

BRL risk/reward — High SELIC + high IPCA + BRL/USD trend together paint the real-return picture for BRL-denominated assets.

Pricing

• $0.001 per series fetched (PPE — Pay Per Event)
• Default run (6 series) ≈ $0.006

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. The BCB SGS API is free and open — no registration required.

What is IBC-Br? The IBC-Br (Índice de Atividade Econômica do Banco Central) is Brazil's monthly economic activity proxy, often called the "Brazilian GDP monthly" by traders. It leads the official quarterly IBGE GDP estimate.

What is PTAX? PTAX is the official BRL/USD exchange rate published daily by the BCB. It is the reference rate used for most FX derivatives settlement in Brazil.

What is SELIC vs CDI? SELIC is the Brazilian overnight lending rate (interbank collateralized) set by COPOM. CDI (Certificado de Depósito Interbancário) tracks SELIC very closely and is the reference for floating-rate instruments. selic_target gives the COPOM decision rate; selic_daily and cdi_daily give the market-traded daily rates.

Data Source

Official BCB SGS API — Banco Central do Brasil, free public data.

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Related actors

• BIS Central Bank Rates — Global central bank policy rates to compare BCB SELIC with Fed, ECB, and other EM central banks
• Currency Exchange Tracker — BRL/USD and cross-rate data to pair with BCB exchange rate policy data
• IMF Economic Data Tracker — Brazil GDP and fiscal projections from IMF to contextualize BCB monetary policy

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