Brazil’s stock market inched higher on Wednesday, but only just. The Bovespa rose 0.56% to 142,145.38 as the dollar eased to about R$5.34, mirroring the risk-on tone from Wall Street’s fresh records.
The catch: Brasília’s budget math is still the market’s main character. The headline issue is Provisional Measure 1,303, the government’s latest plan to raise revenue without hiking the IOF financial-operations tax.
It cleared a joint committee and now needs votes in both chambers. President Lula and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad say the text is stable, yet uncertainty about timing and final wording kept local traders on a short leash.
That’s the story behind the story: global liquidity is friendly, but Brazil’s rally won’t stretch far unless fiscal anchors look credible.
Abroad, U.S. stocks set new highs after the Federal Reserve’s minutes kept the door open to another quarter-point cut this month, while Europe also closed at a record.
Asia lagged as Chinese markets reopened and investors trimmed risk. Oil was broadly steady into the Brazilian morning, denying Petrobras a clear tailwind.
On the ground, sector moves told the tale. Vale gained with global miners; Petrobras slipped despite flat crude; and big banks were mixed for a second day as investors weighed cheaper global money against domestic budget noise.
Brazil Stocks Hold Range Amid Policy Uncertainty
Among individual names, Ultrapar led the advance on a technical rebound and B3 rose on better equity-flow sentiment. Hypera paced the losers amid ongoing balance-sheet volatility, while energy and pulp names also drifted lower.
The charts say “range.” On the daily time frame, the uptrend from mid-year is alive above the 200-day average near 133,000, but momentum cooled in October (RSI mid-40s).
The four-hour view is softer (RSI near oversold; MACD negative), hinting at short-term pressure inside a broader sideways band. First resistance sits around 142,800–143,000; support is near 141,000, then 140,000 and 138,700.
What could break the stalemate today: concrete progress on MP 1,303, U.S. macro headlines, and any decisive move in commodities. Until Brasília delivers clarity, Brazil trades with a ceiling—even when the rest of the world opens the door.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 206,911.89 | +7.70% | +21.85% | 192,114.55 | 168,310 | 167,142 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.16 | +0.01% | -5.13% | 5.16 | 5.18 | 5.14 | — |
| SELIC | 14.00% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 41.64 | -0.05% | +35.19% | 41.66 | 41.97 | 41.15 | 41,499,400 |
| VALE3 | 72.97 | +0.83% | +30.75% | 72.37 | 73.54 | 72.66 | 17,658,000 |
| ITUB4 | 38.60 | -1.03% | +4.57% | 39.00 | 39.34 | 38.39 | 29,487,800 |
| BBDC4 | 16.85 | +0.36% | +3.50% | 16.79 | 16.90 | 16.67 | 19,416,900 |
| BBAS3 | 19.37 | +0.47% | +0.73% | 19.28 | 19.44 | 19.16 | 11,069,200 |
| B3SA3 | 14.26 | -0.21% | +12.73% | 14.29 | 14.47 | 14.11 | 33,037,800 |
| ABEV3 | 14.89 | -0.80% | +21.91% | 15.01 | 15.07 | 14.81 | 16,453,100 |
| WEGE3 | 47.59 | +0.49% | +29.99% | 47.36 | 48.08 | 47.36 | 3,364,600 |
| PRIO3 | 59.14 | -0.19% | +50.67% | 59.25 | 59.81 | 58.74 | 3,325,600 |
| SUZB3 | 41.33 | +2.35% | -23.55% | 40.38 | 41.48 | 40.35 | 3,914,900 |
| RENT3 | 34.68 | -0.09% | +0.84% | 34.71 | 34.96 | 34.35 | 7,979,100 |
| AZZA3 | 15.89 | -2.63% | -53.76% | 16.32 | 16.42 | 15.82 | 1,330,300 |
| CSNA3 | 4.30 | +0.47% | -42.65% | 4.28 | 4.41 | 4.26 | 10,076,100 |
| GGBR4 | 24.69 | +2.19% | +51.38% | 24.16 | 24.85 | 24.18 | 7,047,600 |
| ENEV3 | 24.21 | -1.38% | +70.49% | 24.55 | 24.64 | 23.99 | 9,297,000 |
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