The balance of the application in the savings account fell in August, registered with more withdrawals than deposits. The exits exceeded the entries at R $ 7.6 billion, according to a report released on Friday (5) by the Central Bank (BC).
Last month, R $ 346.8 billion were applied, against withdrawals of around R $ 354.4 billion. The income credited to savings accounts totaled R $ 6.5 billion. The balance of savings is just over $ 1 trillion.
This is the second month followed by negative results in savings. The first four months of the year were also withdrawn, followed by May and June with liquid entries. In the accumulated 2025, the notebook has a liquid rescue of R $ 63.5 billion.
In recent years, the notebook has been recording more withdrawals than deposits. In 2023 and 2024, net withdrawals from savings were R $ 87.8 billion and R $ 15.5 billion, respectively.
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Among the reasons for withdrawals is SELIC MAINTENANCE – The basic interest rate – on the rise, which encourages the application in better performance investments.
In July, BC’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) interrupted the interest rate increase after seven high in Selic.
The monetary authority reported that, for now, it intends to maintain basic interest rates by 15% per year, but has not ruled out the possibility of raising Selic if necessary.
