Ƙungiyar masana'antar ƙarfe da ƙarfe ta Brazil (Instituto A?O Brasil) ta bayyana a ranar 28 ga Agusta cewa ƙimar amfani da ƙarfin aiki na masana'antar karafa ta Brazil kusan kashi 60% ne, sama da kashi 42% yayin annobar Afrilu, amma nesa da matakin da ya dace. 80%.

Shugaban kungiyar karafa ta Brazil Marco Polo de Mello Lopes ya fada a wani taron karawa juna sani da kungiyar ta shirya cewa a daidai lokacin da annobar ta fara barkewa, an rufe murhun wuta guda 13 a fadin Brazil.Duk da haka, ya kara da cewa, yayin da amfani da karafa ya shiga cikin lokacin farfadowa mai siffar V, hudu daga cikin tanderun fashewar sun sake haɗuwa tare da ci gaba da samarwa.