The gap between the currency's dollarrate offshoreand the morerestrictedonshoremarkethas widenedrecentlywhichimpliesinternationalmarketsare pricing in more weakening.
There are limitations locally because of the measures and so the market is likely to migrate offshore to hedge its currency position to protect against dollar weakness for portfolio investments, currency speculation, and foreign trade.
Last week, Mantega slapped another anti-dollar tax on the market, this time it was on institutions borrowing money from the US through their offshore accounts.