Weak Brazilian Real Erodes Brazil's Medical Device Imports And Exports

摘要

Key View ? The rapid depreciation of the Brazilian real over 2020 has led to the erosion of medical device imports in US dollar terms, which is set to continue at a lower level throughout 2021, while exports were affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. ? Patient aids outperformed the rest of the medical device market, due to the increased demand of products during the Covid-19 pandemic. ? The high level of Covid-19 infections will continue to impact the medical device market.