You work at the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund. The Department Director has requested that you write policy note on Brazil. The IMF is concerned about the prospects of the Brazilian economy.

Your task is to write short report that covers, the following issues:

- Provide a general introduction on the Brazilian economy with the main macroeconomic indicators (GDP growth, unemployment rate, inflation, current account balance, real effective exchange rate of the Real ...) over the last two decades.

- Differences and similarities of the 1990s crisis with the current situation.

*I need help on how to start this I never wrote a policy note before, thanks.