The International Monetary Fund published a new book about the Brazilian economy. It first provides an overview of the Brazilian economy, and then cover the following important topics: Economic Growth, Social Progress, Fiscal Framework, Challenges to the Monetary and Financial Framework, and Fighting Corruption. This book can be downloaded for free here.
The third chapter (Current Constraints on Growth) is of interest for those trying to understand some of the reasons for the poor performance of productivity growth in Brazil, which many observers suggest to be the key structural problem of the Brazilian economy.