That group of funds was hit by a tidal wave of bad news Monday, sending the marquee names including EWZ and the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: BRF ) to new 52-week lows. Standard & Poor's sees a decent chance that it will have to lower Brazil's sovereign credit rating, currently BBB, in the next year, Forbes reported . "The Brazilian economy remains trapped in a poor equilibrium of sluggish below-trend growth, high inflation, misaligned currency, eroded external competitiveness, and weak policy credibility," said Goldman Sachs economist Alberto Ramos in a note.