Singer Patti Smith told The Associated Press by phone that she was fine after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil.

Singer Patti Smith collapsed during a presentation in Brazil on Wednesday night, and later returned to apologize for needing to end her show early

Patti Smith is setting the record straight about a fall she took onstage in Brazil, explaining that reports about the incident have been "grossly exaggerated" and saying she is doing just fine. The singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Thursday after reports about her Wednesday fall in São Paulo spread across social media.

The bank’s monetary policy committee increased the benchmark rate by a full percentage point to 13.25%.

Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points for the second straight meeting on Wednesday and signaled another hike of that size in March, leaving the door open for subsequent moves amid mounting inflationary pressures.

Gabriel Galipolo will chair his first interest rate decision as Brazil’s central bank governor on Wednesday with a clear, well-known mission: the board he now presides will raise the benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point for the second straight meeting.