I agree.

...it's fine to use "{}" braces to create a block...

You could then consider giving the block a name i.e. create a sub. You can then

• move the block out of your main code and, with a good descriptive name, make the code more readable
• use the "return early, return often" idiom which can often help simplify and clarify your intentions
• write it so that all arguments are passed to it so testing it is much easier
• re-use it