Brazil’s inflation was slower than expected, through the 12 months ending mid-November. The nation’s IPCA-15 index (tracking consumer price inflation) increased +0.19% from mid-October through mid-November, falling short of the median forecast of a +0.24% increase from 38 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.Also, the rate was lower than previous month’s 12-month increase of +0.58%. The IPCA-15 touched 4.39 percent in mid-November.