As of 12:45 a.m. US Eastern Time (ET) · 2:45 a.m. Brasília, Monday 2 November 2026 · US National Hurricane Center outlooks issued overnight, exchange rates to the latest published rate, prediction markets at 12:31 a.m. ET
The Short Version
In short: If you hold an older Colombian permanent-resident visa and have not transferred it, ask the Foreign Ministry’s visa office what applies to you, because its 31 October 2026 deadline has passed. Brazil’s stock exchange is closed today and Colombia is on holiday, and US citizens abroad should check their state’s mail-ballot deadline before Tuesday’s election.
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Colombia: the 31 October visa transfer deadline has passed. We found no extension, so confirm your status directly with the ministry. Visas, Residency and Tax
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Brazil: the stock exchange is closed today. B3, the São Paulo stock exchange, lists 2 November, All Souls’ Day, among its closed days, and it reopens Tuesday. Today’s Clock
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Brazil: the central bank decides on its interest rate Wednesday. The rate now stands at 13.75%, and the decision is due at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Calendar Ahead
What changed since yesterday: Monday has arrived with Brazil’s market closed and Peru’s October inflation due at 5:00 a.m. ET, as Today’s Clock shows. Official rates are mostly unchanged because Friday’s are still the latest, except Chile’s, which now lists a Monday value in Money Today.
00Do Today
Countries are sorted by urgency, and each checklist runs visa, weather, authorities, then money. Every item links to the block with the details.
Colombia Deadline Passed
VisaAsk the Foreign Ministry what applies if you have not transferred an older permanent-resident visa, because its deadline was 31 October 2026. Visas, Residency and Tax
AuthoritiesMonday 2 November is a public holiday, so offices are likely closed. Today’s Clock
MoneyThe official rate is 3,182.99 pesos per US$1 until the next one is set. Money Today
United States Voters Abroad Tuesday
AuthoritiesTuesday 3 November is US Election Day, and mail-ballot return deadlines differ by state. The Calendar Ahead
AuthoritiesThe Federal Voting Assistance Program, a US government service for voters abroad, lists the deadlines at fvap.gov. Frequently Asked Questions
Peru Today
AuthoritiesInflation for October is due today at 5:00 a.m. ET. Today’s Clock
MoneyThe sol closed Friday at 3.4628 per US$1. Money Today
Brazil Today
AuthoritiesMonday 2 November is All Souls’ Day, a national holiday, and the stock exchange does not trade. Today’s Clock
AuthoritiesThe central bank’s rate decision is due on Wednesday 4 November. The Calendar Ahead
MoneyThe official rate was 5.4212 reais per US$1 on Friday. Money Today
Mexico Note
WeatherThe US National Hurricane Center lists no tropical cyclone near Mexico overnight. Weather Watch
AuthoritiesThe central bank’s rate decision is due on Thursday 5 November. The Calendar Ahead
MoneyThe peso’s latest figure is Friday’s market close, not an official rate. Money Today
Chile and Argentina Note
MoneyChile’s dollar rate for Monday is 992.66 pesos. Money Today
AuthoritiesArgentina’s country-risk gauge (the extra yield investors demand on its dollar bonds) was 787 points on Friday. Status Board
01Weather Watch
Atlantic Basin Quiet No Storm
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) lists no tropical cyclones at this time. Its Atlantic outlook says formation is not expected during the next 7 days in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America.
Source: US National Hurricane Center, Atlantic outlook, issued overnight Monday 2 November 2026
Pacific Watch Far From Our Countries Outlook
The only area the hurricane center is watching in the eastern and central Pacific lies well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands, far from Mexico and Central America. It gives that system a 10% chance of forming within 48 hours and a 60% chance within 7 days.
Eastern and central Pacific outlook, issued overnight Monday 2 November 2026
02Today’s Clock
Every time is shown in US Eastern Time first, then in local time. Monday brings Peru’s inflation data and holidays in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay.
5:00 a.m. ET5:00 a.m. Lima
Peru: inflation for October, with a forecast of 0% for the month against 0.12% before, and 4.6% for the year against 4.55%.
Forecast and hour: Rio Times economic calendar
Hour not confirmedBrazil
All Souls’ Day (Finados) is a national holiday, and B3, the São Paulo stock exchange, lists the day among its closed days. Trading resumes on Tuesday 3 November.
Source: B3 trading calendar for 2026
Hour not confirmedColombia
Public holiday, with All Saints’ Day moved to Monday this year.
Same calendar as the Peru card
Hour not confirmedEcuador and Uruguay
Both list All Souls’ Day on Monday 2 November.
Same calendar as the Peru card
03Money Today
Brazilian Real BRL
5.4212reais per US$1
PTAX sell rate (the central bank’s reference dollar rate, an average of four quotes taken between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Brasília time), Fri 30 Oct; no new rate on Monday, a holiday
+0.0468 (+0.87%) vs 5.3744 on Thu 29 Oct · real weaker
R$1,000 ≈ US$184
Source: Banco Central do Brasil (Brazil’s central bank), 30 Oct 2026
Mexican Peso MXN
18.7895pesos per US$1
Market close, Fri 30 Oct, not the official FIX rate (the Bank of Mexico’s daily reference rate)
−0.0780 (−0.41%) vs 18.8675 on Thu 29 Oct · peso firmer
MXN 10,000 ≈ US$532
Source: RT market data (a financial-data provider), 30 Oct 2026
Colombian Peso COP
3,182.99pesos per US$1
TRM (Colombia’s official reference rate) set for Sat 31 Oct and listed as valid through 3 Nov, so it still applies on Monday, a holiday
+16.08 (+0.51%) vs 3,166.91 for Fri 30 Oct · peso weaker
COP 1,000,000 ≈ US$314
Source: Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia, the financial regulator, via datos.gov.co (Colombia’s open-data portal), read 2 Nov 2026
Peruvian Sol PEN
3.4628soles per US$1
Market close, Fri 30 Oct; the central bank’s interbank rate could not be read
+0.0025 (+0.07%) vs 3.4603 on Thu 29 Oct · sol weaker
PEN 1,000 ≈ US$289
Market close, 30 Oct 2026, same provider as the peso card
Argentine Peso ARS
1,534pesos per US$1
Wholesale market rate, Fri 30 Oct; other rates from the same service, official as of Fri 30 Oct, blue and CCL as of Sun 1 Nov: Banco Nación state bank official sell 1,560, blue (informal) sell 1,565, CCL (dollars obtained by trading securities) sell 1,658.5
Change not shown: data services date the previous day differently
ARS 1,000,000 ≈ US$652 at the wholesale rate, US$603 at the CCL sell rate
Source: DolarApi (a public exchange-rate data service), read 2 Nov 2026
Chilean Peso CLP
992.66pesos per US$1
Dólar observado (the central bank’s official daily rate) listed for Mon 2 Nov, as relayed by mindicador.cl (a public data service)
−0.56 (−0.06%) vs 993.22 listed for Fri 30 Oct · peso firmer
CLP 1,000,000 ≈ US$1,007
Source: Banco Central de Chile, via mindicador.cl, read 2 Nov 2026
The Brazilian official rate is an average of four morning and midday quotes, while the market closed Friday at 5.4385 reais per US$1 and at 4.9777 on 23 October, the last session before the 25 October runoff (same provider as the peso card). That means R$1,000 bought about US$201 then and about US$184 at Friday’s market close, so reais-earners and dollar-earners feel the move in opposite ways.
04Status Board
Brazil Stocks
169,186.42 points (Thu 29 Oct close)167,921.80 points (Fri 30 Oct close), down 0.75%Fifth lower close in a row and 18.12% below the 23 October close; Brazil’s main stock index, the Ibovespa, fell 13.88% on 26 October, the first session after the election; the market is closed today
Source: same data provider as the peso card, 30 Oct 2026
Brazil Interest Rate
13.75%, the central bank’s Selic target13.75%, unchanged until the next decisionDecision due Wed 4 Nov; bettors on Polymarket, a prediction platform, favour no change, as the prediction-markets block shows
Rate as on the real card in Money Today; date as in The Calendar Ahead
Brazil Unemployment Rate
5.4% (April to June)5.2% (July to September), published Fri 30 OctLower than the previous quarter, and IBGE (Brazil’s statistics office) calls it the lowest for a July-to-September quarter in its series, which starts in 2012
Source: IBGE (Brazil’s statistics office), 30 Oct 2026
Colombia Interest Rate
12.25%, the central bank’s policy rate12.25% held on Fri 30 Oct, by four votes to three; the three others wanted a rise of 0.25 pointHeld after a split vote
Source: Banco de la República (Colombia’s central bank), 30 Oct 2026
Colombia Unemployment Rate
9.4% in August8.0% in September, published Fri 30 OctLower than August and than the 8.2% of September 2025; the three-month figure for July to September is 8.5%
Source: DANE (Colombia’s national statistics agency), 30 Oct 2026
Argentina Country Risk
741 points (Thu 29 Oct)787 points (Fri 30 Oct)Higher by 46 points; the gauge is the extra yield investors demand on Argentine dollar bonds, and other trackers can show different levels
Source: ArgentinaDatos (a public economic-data service), 30 Oct 2026
05Visas, Residency and Tax
Colombia Deadline Passed
Holders of a permanent-resident visa issued under the earlier rules had to transfer it before 31 October 2026, under the Foreign Ministry’s Resolution 9316 of 2024, the rule that set the deadline. The ministry says the process is done entirely online and is required to obtain the foreigner ID card (cédula de extranjería) from Migración Colombia, the immigration agency.
The 31 October deadline has passed, and we found no extension. If you have not finished, ask the ministry’s visa office what applies to your case.
Source: Cancillería de Colombia (Foreign Ministry), notice of 24 Mar 2026
File photo: Bogotá, Colombia, seen from the Monserrate hill.
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As of 12:31 a.m. ET (2:31 a.m. Brasília), 2 November 2026
Brazil Rate Decision in NovemberPolymarket (a crypto-based prediction platform): no change about 83%, a 0.25-point cut about 18%. US$126,157 traded.
Bank of Mexico Decision in NovemberPolymarket: no change about 87%, a 0.25-point cut about 13%. US$180,704 traded.
Colombia Rate Decision in DecemberPolymarket: no change about 58%, a 0.25-point rise about 26%. US$32,439 traded.
Argentina Monthly Inflation in OctoberPolymarket: 1.6% to 1.8% about 51.5%, 1.9% to 2.1% about 40%. US$30,758 traded.
How to Read ThisPrices are real-money bets, not polls, and each price is the implied probability of that outcome. Markets with little money traded can move on a few bets.
Why We Show ThisPrediction 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.
Source: Polymarket, 2 Nov 2026
07The Calendar Ahead
Mon 2 Nov
5:00 a.m. ET · 5:00 a.m. Lima Peru: inflation for October; forecast 0% for the month vs 0.12% before, and 4.6% for the year vs 4.55%
Mon 2 Nov
Hour not confirmed Brazil and Colombia: public holidays, and the B3 stock exchange in Brazil is closed
Tue 3 Nov
Hour not confirmed United States: Election Day; mail-ballot return deadlines for voters abroad differ by state
Tue 3 Nov
6:30 a.m. ET · 8:30 a.m. Brasília Brazil: weekly central bank survey of market forecasts (the Focus survey)
Tue 3 Nov
8:00 a.m. ET · 10:00 a.m. Brasília Brazil: factory activity index (the manufacturing PMI from S&P Global, a market-data company) for October; forecast 43 vs 44.8 before
Tue 3 Nov
10:00 a.m. ET · 9:00 a.m. Mexico City Mexico: factory activity index (the manufacturing PMI from S&P Global, a market-data company) for October; forecast 50.1 vs 50.3 before
Tue 3 Nov
Hour not confirmed Panama: Separation Day holiday, marking the split from Colombia, with Flag Day on Wednesday 4 November
Wed 4 Nov
3:00 a.m. ET · 5:00 a.m. Brasília Brazil: IPC-Fipe inflation (a São Paulo price index from the Fipe research institute) for October; forecast 0.7% vs 0.51% before
Wed 4 Nov
4:30 p.m. ET · 6:30 p.m. Brasília Brazil: central bank rate decision, as listed by the Rio Times economic calendar; the rate is 13.75%
Thu 5 Nov
6:00 a.m. ET · 8:00 a.m. Montevideo Uruguay: inflation for October; forecast 4.8% vs 4.68% before
Thu 5 Nov
2:00 p.m. ET · 1:00 p.m. Mexico City Mexico: central bank rate decision; the rate was 6.5%
Fri 6 Nov
6:00 a.m. ET · 8:00 a.m. Santiago Chile: inflation for October; forecast 0.2% for the month vs 0.4% before, and 4.2% for the year vs 4.1%
Forecasts and hours: Rio Times economic calendar, 2 Nov 2026
08Frequently Asked Questions
Has Colombia’s Permanent Visa Transfer Deadline Passed?
The Foreign Ministry’s notices said holders must transfer an older permanent-resident visa before 31 October 2026, and we found no extension. If you have not finished, ask the ministry’s visa office what applies to you.
Which Markets and Offices Close on Monday 2 November?
Brazil’s B3 stock exchange lists 2 November, All Souls’ Day, among its closed days, and Colombia observes its All Saints’ Day holiday that Monday. Peru treated All Saints’ Day on Sunday 1 November, so Monday is a normal working day there.
When Is US Election Day for Americans Abroad?
Election Day is Tuesday 3 November 2026. Deadlines for returning mail ballots differ by state, and the Federal Voting Assistance Program at fvap.gov lists them.
Sources: Rio Times economic calendar; US National Hurricane Center; B3; Banco Central do Brasil; RT market data; Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia; DolarApi; Banco Central de Chile; ArgentinaDatos; IBGE; Banco de la República; Cancillería de Colombia; Federal Voting Assistance Program; Polymarket.
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