Brazil's Ambev net profit falls in second quarter

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Aug 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian brewer Ambev SA on Thursday reported a second quarter net profit of 2.60 billion reais ($540.34 million), down 15.2% from a year earlier and slightly below market forecasts as sales volumes fell 2.2% from a year earlier.

Analysts expected net income of 2.68 billion reais ($559.21 million), based on a Refinitiv poll. ($1 = 4.8118 reais) (Reporting by Natalia Siniawski. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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