Published Tuesday, 27 October, 4:56 p.m. ET · Source: B3 (São Paulo stock exchange) data, Banco Central do Brasil
Key Facts
—The close. The Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock index, fell 0.51% to 175,710 on Tuesday after Monday’s 13.88% plunge.
—The real. The dollar slipped 1.3% to R$5.34, yet it is still about 7% above Friday’s R$4.98.
—New York. In New York, miner Vale fell 1.3%, digital bank Nu Holdings fell 1.5% and the EWZ Brazil fund rose 0.4%.
—Prediction markets. Kalshi, a US prediction market, prices exactly five Brazil rate cuts in 2026 at 66% (27 October, 4:56 p.m. ET).
—Power Index Brazil ranks 1st of 14 in The Rio Times Latin America Power Index, with 75.0 points (October 2026 edition).
Brazil’s stock market spent Tuesday trying to bounce and could not. The Ibovespa, the main index of the São Paulo exchange B3, fell 0.51% to 175,710 points, one day after it lost 13.88% in a single session.
The index rose about 1.1% at its best on the day, then sellers took it back below Monday’s close. The real, Brazil’s currency, firmed 1.3% to R$5.34 per US dollar (about US$0.187 per real), by the 5 p.m. Brasília closing bell (4 p.m. ET).
Sources: Banco Central do Brasil (Selic, Focus survey, PTAX), IBGE (IPCA), RT market data (market quotes). Checked Oct 27, 21:45 UTC.
A Bounce That Did Not Hold
Sunday’s runoff gave President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a new term, and investors reacted by selling Brazilian assets on Monday. We covered that 13.9% plunge in detail yesterday.
Tuesday was the hangover. Since Friday’s close of 205,083 the index has lost about 14.3%, and measured in US dollars the loss is roughly a fifth, because the real fell at the same time.
Buyers showed up early but did not stay. Our Ibovespa guide explains what the index tracks and how it behaves in stress.
What Moved in New York
Many Brazilian companies also trade in the United States through American depositary receipts, or ADRs, which are US-listed shares that represent shares abroad. Petrobras, the state-controlled oil company, slipped 0.9% to US$22.30.
Vale, the iron ore miner, fell 1.3% to US$11.84. Nu Holdings, the Brazilian digital bank popular with US investors, lost 1.5% to US$12.40, and Itaú, a big private bank, eased 0.4% to US$7.67.
The EWZ, an exchange-traded fund that holds Brazilian shares and trades in dollars, rose 0.4% to US$34.30. It is still about 19.5% below Friday’s close.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 175,710.05 | -0.51% | +19.56% | 176,608.23 | 178,526 | 175,157 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.34 | -1.32% | -0.84% | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.30 | — |
| SELIC | 13.75% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 53.31 | -1.06% | +77.70% | 53.88 | 53.70 | 52.83 | 43,239,500 |
| VALE3 | 62.88 | -2.33% | +1.98% | 64.38 | 64.43 | 62.80 | 24,652,300 |
| ITUB4 | 41.42 | -0.67% | +11.30% | 41.70 | 42.60 | 41.15 | 28,160,700 |
| BBDC4 | 15.69 | -1.63% | -13.88% | 15.95 | 16.30 | 15.67 | 65,766,400 |
| BBAS3 | 17.59 | +0.69% | -15.59% | 17.47 | 18.31 | 17.51 | 67,844,600 |
| B3SA3 | 15.27 | +1.33% | +21.71% | 15.07 | 15.78 | 15.20 | 75,282,000 |
| ABEV3 | 15.40 | +0.20% | +26.75% | 15.37 | 15.68 | 15.31 | 27,307,400 |
| WEGE3 | 45.78 | +2.81% | +10.06% | 44.53 | 47.08 | 45.06 | 9,823,200 |
| PRIO3 | 69.21 | -2.71% | +87.14% | 71.14 | 70.98 | 69.15 | 6,663,200 |
| SUZB3 | 47.14 | -0.55% | -3.79% | 47.40 | 47.84 | 46.10 | 7,151,800 |
| RENT3 | 31.14 | -1.67% | -20.73% | 31.67 | 32.68 | 31.02 | 19,092,400 |
| AZZA3 | 16.72 | +1.15% | -42.24% | 16.53 | 17.42 | 16.72 | 4,875,400 |
| CSNA3 | 4.76 | -4.99% | -47.09% | 5.01 | 5.14 | 4.76 | 14,327,900 |
| GGBR4 | 24.87 | -2.28% | +36.28% | 25.45 | 26.20 | 24.79 | 7,507,900 |
| ENEV3 | 26.79 | +0.45% | +49.78% | 26.67 | 27.35 | 26.30 | 12,263,000 |
Why the Real Is the Number to Watch
The dollar ended near R$5.34 against R$4.98 on Friday. A weaker real makes imports pricier for Brazilians and cuts the dollar value of Brazilian stocks. Our dollar-to-real guide explains how the exchange rate is set.
Interest rates sit behind the currency. The central bank’s benchmark Selic rate decides how much investors earn for holding reais, and Brazil’s wider economy sets the backdrop.
What Prediction Markets Say
On Kalshi, traders have put real money on how many rate cuts Brazil’s central bank will deliver in 2026. Across its open outcomes, with about 179,000 contracts traded, the market prices “exactly five cuts” at 66%, “exactly six” at 24% and “seven or more” at 10% (as of 27 October 2026, 4:56 p.m. ET).
Kalshi is regulated in the US by the CFTC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. These prices are bets, not polls, and we do not offer tips or links to place them.
Why we show this: prediction markets turn real-money bets into a live probability that moves within minutes of the news, which is why investors, campaigns and newsrooms in the United States now follow them closely. We show them next to polls and official results, never instead of them.
What It Means for US Readers
A US investor in a Brazil fund or in ADRs lost on two fronts this week, falling share prices and a weaker currency. Tuesday’s small decline suggests the selling has slowed but has not reversed.
Travellers to Brazil get a stronger dollar, since one dollar buys about 7% more reais than on Friday.
What Is Not Known
Nobody yet knows whether the new government will signal a firm plan for public spending, which many investors say they are waiting for.
Background: Brazil Runoff: Lula Won 51.8%, Polls Had Flávio Ahead.
Background: Brazil Tax Reform 2026 Replaces Five Taxes With Two VATs.
Sources
B3, Brazil exchange market data · Brazil’s central bank, exchange rates · Kalshi, Brazil rate cuts market · Superior Electoral Court (TSE), election results
Related: Brazil market report for 26 October.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How far did Brazil’s stock market fall in total?
The Ibovespa closed at 175,710 on Tuesday 27 October, about 14.3% below its Friday close of 205,083. Most of that loss came in Monday’s 13.88% plunge.
What happened to the real on Tuesday?
The dollar fell 1.3% to R$5.34 (about US$0.187 per real). That is still about 7% weaker than the R$4.98 of Friday’s close.