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Brazil – So Bad, It’s Good Michael Novogratz, CIO, Fortress Liquid Markets All information contained herein is qualified in its entirety by the disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation.

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Brazil – So Bad, It’s GoodMichael Novogratz, CIO, Fortress Liquid Markets

All information contained herein is qualified in its entirety by the disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation.

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Global GDP (% change, y‐o‐y)

2Source: Reuters, IMF, as of May 1, 2014.

Mediocre global output will not help Brazil grow faster

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Unit Labor Costs

3Source: Reuters Ecowin, IBGE, US Department of Labour, as of May 1, 2014.

More so given the sharp loss of Brazil’s competitiveness 

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Business Confidence, Overall, ICEI

4Source: CNI, as of May 1, 2014.

Businesses know that too well

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Household Debt to Disposable Income Accum. (over past 12 months, %)(1)

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(1) Source: BCB, as of May 1, 2014.(2) Source: Federal Reserve Board of Governor.

Credit‐led growth is also running out of steam

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US = 30%

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Consumer Confidence SA (FGV)

6Source: FGV, as of May 1, 2014.

Consumers know that too

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Central Government Expenditure (as a % of GDP)

7Source: National Treasury, as of May 1, 2014.

Fiscal performance has reached its limit too without risking a further downgrade

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IPCA

8Source: IBGE, CMN, as of May 1, 2014.

High inflation will also dent purchasing power and confidence further

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The World Cup Is Not Ready For Brazil

9Image Source: Globo, as of April 29, 2014.

The population cannot take it anymore

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Dilma’s Popularity 

10Source: CNT, as of May 1, 2014.

President Dilma is at a crossroads, the elections will trigger change 

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Brazil Equity Performance vs. MSCI World

11Source: MSCI, as of April 1, 2014.

A lot of the bad news is priced in, changes after the elections are not

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Highest Carry in the World

12Source: Bloomberg, as of May 1, 2014.

The high carry comes as an added benefit

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