Ibovespa Smashes Through 190,000 for the First Time as Suzano Erupts and Foreign Flows Accelerate
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\nIbovespa smashed through 190,000 for the first time in history. The index surged 2.03% to close at 189,699 — its 11th record close of 2026 — after touching an intraday all-time high of 190,561. Blue chips powered the advance: Vale +3.49%, Petrobras +1.95%, Itaú +1.96%, and Bradesco +2.96%, as relentless foreign capital flows overwhelmed everything in their path.
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\nSuzano exploded 13.3% on a blockbuster earnings beat. The world’s largest eucalyptus pulp producer reported Q4 EBITDA of R$5.58 billion ($1.08B), reversed last year’s R$6.7 billion loss, and announced a 40-million-share buyback — sparking a sector-wide rally that sent Klabin up 6% and São Martinho up 9.8%.
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\nUS payrolls doubled expectations but Brazil shrugged it off. Nonfarm payrolls surged to 130,000 versus 55,000–65,000 expected, with unemployment falling to 4.3% — normally a headwind for EM, but the Ibovespa accelerated higher as Galípolo’s dovish signaling and a narrowing Lula-Bolsonaro election poll overpowered hawkish repricing in US rates.
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| Indicator | Level | Change |
| Ibovespa (Close) | 189,699 | +2.03% |
| Ibovespa All-Time High (Intraday) | 190,561 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| USD/BRL (Close) | 5.1872 | -0.20% |
| Brent Crude | US$ 69.30 | +2.56% |
| S&P 500 | 6,945 | +0.10% |
| Nasdaq | 23,100 | +0.30% |
| Dow Jones | 50,163 | -0.05% |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 96.88 | -0.04% |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | US$ 68,911 | +2.10% |
| VIX | 15.01 | -15.5% |
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\n190K breached, Suzano erupts, payrolls shrugged off
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The Ibovespa rewrote the record books on Wednesday, surging 2.03% to close at 189,699 — obliterating the previous record close of 186,241 set just two sessions earlier. This is part of The Rio Times’ daily coverage of the Brazilian stock market and Latin American financial markets.
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The index breached the 188,000 and 189,000 milestones for the first time during regular trading and touched a new intraday all-time high of 190,561, crossing the psychologically critical 190,000 barrier before settling slightly below it. The session’s minimum stood at 185,936, meaning the entire day traded above the previous record close.
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The corporate earnings calendar set the tone from the opening bell. Suzano — the world’s largest eucalyptus pulp producer — detonated 13.32% higher after reporting Q4 EBITDA of R$5.58 billion ($1.08B) on record annual revenue of R$50 billion, reversing the prior year’s staggering R$6.7 billion loss.
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The company simultaneously announced a buyback program of up to 40 million shares, sending a powerful signal of confidence. TIM followed with a 7.85% surge after posting Q4 net profit of R$1.35 billion — a 28% jump year-over-year — and announcing the R$950 million acquisition of I-Systems from IHS Brasil. Klabin added 6.0% after Q4 EBITDA came in at R$1.83 billion, holding steady against the prior year with a 35% margin.
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The blue-chip heavyweights joined the party in force. Vale surged 3.49% as analysts turned increasingly bullish, with some projecting the stock could breach R$100 this year.
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Petrobras gained 1.95% (PN) and 3.01% (ON) on the back of Q4 production data showing a record 2.40 million barrels per day for 2025 — an 11% increase over 2024 — alongside Brent’s 2.56% rally on renewed US-Iran tensions. Bradesco rose 2.96% and Itaú Unibanco added 1.96%, both riding the rate-cut tailwind.
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Notably, Eneva recovered 1.97%, clawing back a fraction of Tuesday’s 9.66% collapse after government signals emerged that Aneel’s auction price caps could be revised — a lifeline for the battered thermal energy thesis. Among the few losers in an overwhelmingly green tape, TOTVS dipped 1.75%, Hapvida shed 1.24%, and Pão de Açúcar fell 1.10%.
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In the United States, the delayed January nonfarm payrolls report landed at 130,000 — more than double the 55,000–65,000 expected — while unemployment dipped to 4.3%.
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The strong labor data briefly lifted Wall Street before fading as Treasury yields jumped and software stocks cratered on renewed AI-disruption fears. The S&P 500 closed up 0.1%, the Nasdaq gained 0.3% (led by AI hardware), and the Dow slipped 0.05% to 50,163. IBM fell 6.44% and Salesforce dropped 4.37% as the session’s biggest casualties.
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On the currency front, the dollar fell 0.20% against the real to R$5.1872 — the lowest closing level since May 28, 2024, when it ended at R$5.1539. The real has now appreciated 5.50% year-to-date, driven by a combination of heavy foreign equity inflows, an attractive carry differential with the Selic at 15.00%, and a structurally weaker dollar globally. The DXY eased marginally to 96.88.
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Key Facts
— This was the session the Ibovespa stopped asking permission and simply took the next level. After consolidating for two days near 186,000, the index exploded through 187,000, 188,000, 189,000, and 190,000 in a single session — the kind of move that happens when institutional capital and corporate catalysts align perfectly.
— Suzano’s blowout Q4 was the match, but the fuel was already pooled: record foreign flows, a weakening dollar, dovish central bank signaling, and a political landscape that suddenly looks more market-friendly.
— The Genial/Quaest poll was the session’s under-the-radar accelerant. The narrowing gap between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro — now just five percentage points, down from ten in December and seven in January — injected a powerful dose of political optionality into the market’s pricing.
— For a market that has long discounted continuity of the current fiscal framework, the prospect of alternância de poder in 2027 represents a free call option on fiscal consolidation. Traders aren’t betting on any specific outcome — they’re pricing the probability that things could change, and that alone is worth a premium.
— The US payrolls number should have been a headwind. At 130,000 jobs versus 55,000–65,000 expected, the report pushed back the timeline for Fed rate cuts and sent Treasury yields sharply higher. But Brazil’s market barely flinched.
— Why? Because the rotation trade into emerging markets has become self-reinforcing: a stronger US economy means better global growth, and a delayed Fed easing cycle is already priced into Brazil’s forward curve. The Ibovespa’s resilience in the face of hawkish US data is perhaps the most bullish signal of the session.
— Gabriel Galípolo’s remarks at the BTG CEO Conference cemented the day’s dovish lean. The BCB president described “calibragem” — calibration — as the defining word for the upcoming easing cycle, a signal that the March Copom will cut but will do so with data-dependent precision.
— Markets read this as confirmation that 50 basis points remains on the table if the data cooperates, while maintaining the floor of 25 basis points if services inflation stays sticky. Either way, the direction is clear: rates are coming down, and equities are repricing accordingly.
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| Level | Points | Significance |
| Resistance 3 | 200,000 | Major psychological milestone |
| Resistance 2 | 195,460 | Fibonacci extension projection |
| Resistance 1 | 192,765 | Upper daily Bollinger band / InfoMoney projection |
| Current | 189,699 | Wednesday close — new ATH (Feb 11) |
| Support 1 | 187,334 | Previous intraday ATH (Feb 3) — now support |
| Support 2 | 185,929 | Tuesday close / session low zone |
| Support 3 | 182,000 | Ágora / BB Investimentos structural support |
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Brazil — Live Market Board
-0.02%
185,147.15
-0.02%
64,639.55
-0.35%
11,315.26
-1.14%
3,034,599
-0.48%
2,565.50
+0.82%
59,789.81
-0.28%
| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 185,147.15 | -0.02% | +21.85% | 185,188.13 | 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 |
The daily chart shows the Ibovespa exploding out of its two-day consolidation pattern near 186,000 with the most decisive breakout candle of 2026. The 2.03% move on heavy volume confirms institutional conviction behind the rally — this was not a short squeeze or a thin-market anomaly. Price closed well above the 9- and 21-day moving averages, which remain upward-sloping and widening, the textbook setup for trend continuation.
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The RSI (14) on the daily chart has reset from Tuesday’s pullback to 72.10 and is now likely pushing back into the mid-to-upper 70s — deep overbought territory, but in a breakout of this magnitude, overbought conditions can persist for extended periods. On the weekly chart, the RSI was already at 84.29 before this session, suggesting the index is now in extreme overbought territory on the longer timeframe. The MACD histogram, which had been compressing slightly during Tuesday’s consolidation, has now re-expanded sharply, confirming renewed upward momentum.
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The former intraday all-time high of 187,334 (Feb 3) now becomes the first significant support level. The previous resistance zone around 187,500 identified by BB Investimentos in their weekly technical report has been decisively cleared. The Genial Investimentos technical desk had flagged 186,800, 187,600, and 188,600 as key resistance levels heading into this week — all were breached in a single session.
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InfoMoney’s technical analysis had projected upside targets at 190,065, 192,765, and 195,460 if the Ibovespa could sustain a break above 187,333. The first of those has now been touched intraday. XP’s year-end base case of 190,000 has effectively been reached in mid-February — the optimistic scenario of 235,000 no longer looks outlandish given the current pace. Structurally, the index has entered new price discovery territory above 190,000, where there are no historical overhead supply levels. The path of least resistance is higher until proven otherwise.
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\nBanco do Brasil, Assaí, TOTVS earnings, Carnival countdown
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Thursday’s session opens with the market in uncharted territory above the former 187,334 resistance. After the close on Wednesday, three major companies reported: Banco do Brasil, Assaí, and TOTVS — results that will be digested at Thursday’s open and could extend or challenge the rally’s momentum.
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The earnings calendar remains dense through the week. Klabin and Banco Inter reported before Wednesday’s open, while Riachuelo is also in the pipeline. The quality of these results will determine whether the rally broadens beyond the heavyweight names that have dominated the tape so far.
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The US data flow shifts to inflation: CPI is expected Thursday, a critical input for the Fed rate path after today’s unexpectedly strong payrolls. A hot inflation print could finally test the Ibovespa‘s apparent immunity to US hawkishness; a benign reading would further validate the EM rotation thesis.
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Oil markets warrant close attention. Brent surged 2.56% to $69.30 on reports that the US may consider intercepting tankers carrying Iranian crude and could deploy an additional carrier strike group if nuclear negotiations collapse. If tensions escalate further, Petrobras and the broader commodity complex stand to benefit — but a sharp spike above $75 could reignite inflationary concerns domestically.
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The Copom meeting on March 17–18 remains the dominant macro catalyst. Galípolo’s “calibragem” language on Wednesday strengthened the case for a 50bp opening cut, though the qualitative IPCA composition from last week keeps the door open for a more cautious 25bp start. The DI curve will be the real-time barometer of how markets parse the incoming data.
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Carnival shuts the exchange February 16–17, with reduced hours on Ash Wednesday the 18th. Pre-holiday positioning could amplify moves in either direction over the next two sessions. With XP’s base-case year-end target of 190,000 already matched in mid-February, the conversation has shifted from “can we get there?” to “how far beyond?”
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Key Facts
— A historic session. The Ibovespa breached 190,000 for the first time, closed at a new all-time high for the 11th time in 2026, and did it by shrugging off a payrolls report that should have been bearish for emerging markets.
— The drivers are stacking: Suzano’s earnings explosion proved that corporate Brazil can deliver in this environment, Galípolo’s dovish calibration anchored the rate-cut narrative, and the narrowing Lula-Bolsonaro poll gap introduced a political catalyst that wasn’t in anyone’s base case.
— The technical setup is stretched — weekly RSI near 85, daily firmly overbought — but breakouts into new price discovery territory have a long history of staying overbought far longer than bears expect.
— The real remains near its strongest since mid-2024, foreign flows show no sign of abating, and the earnings calendar continues to deliver. The risk-reward for a correction has risen mechanically, but the market has given no structural signal that one is imminent. The new question isn’t whether the bull case is intact — it’s whether 200,000 is a first-half or second-half event.
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For broader market context, see Brazil’s Morning Call for this date.
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— For the complete picture, read our in-depth guide: Latin America Stock Markets 2026: Ibovespa, Merval, COLCAP, IPSA and IPC Guide
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