Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A 36 year old trader attempted suicide by shooting himself while working in Sao Paulo's commodities and futures exchange. The representative of bank Itau shot himself in the chest and is now in a critical condition.
Witnesses said the man, Paulo Sergio Silva, tried to take his own life in the interest rate futures pit where $21 billion in trading takes place every day.
The global financial crisis has hit Brazil hard, with a 50% loss since its all-time high in May and the nations currency losing a third of its value since August.
