As of 1:30 a.m. US Eastern Time (ET) · 2:30 a.m. Brasília, Sunday 1 November 2026 · Atlantic storm outlook of 1:00 a.m. ET and Pacific outlook of 11:00 p.m. Pacific time Saturday, exchange rates to the latest published rate, prediction markets at 3:56 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. Monday is a holiday in Brazil and Colombia, Sunday is one in Chile and Peru, and US clocks go back one hour today.
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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 on Monday. B3 lists 2 November, All Souls’ Day, among its closed days. The Calendar Ahead
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Brazil: the real closed Friday at 5.4392 per US$1. It stood at 4.9777 on 23 October, the last session before the runoff. Money Today
What changed since yesterday: Colombia’s visa transfer deadline has now passed, and US clocks go back today, as the Visas block and the Calendar show. Official rates are mostly unchanged since Friday, except Colombia’s, which was set higher for Saturday, as Money Today shows.
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. The Calendar Ahead
MoneyThe official rate is 3,182.99 pesos per US$1 until the next one is set. Money Today
Chile Today
AuthoritiesSunday 1 November is a public holiday, All Saints’ Day. Today’s Clock
MoneyThe official dollar rate was 993.22 pesos on Friday. Money Today
Peru Today
AuthoritiesSunday 1 November is a national holiday, and Monday is a normal working day. Today’s Clock
AuthoritiesInflation for October is due on Monday 2 November. The Calendar Ahead
MoneyThe sol closed Friday at 3.4663 per US$1. Money Today
Brazil Monday
AuthoritiesMonday 2 November is All Souls’ Day, a national holiday, and the stock exchange does not trade. The Calendar Ahead
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 at 1:00 a.m. ET. 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
Argentina Note
AuthoritiesThe country-risk gauge (the extra yield investors demand on Argentine dollar bonds) rose to 787 points on Friday. Status Board
MoneyThe wholesale rate was 1,534 pesos per US$1 on Friday. Money Today
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, 1:00 a.m. ET Sunday 1 November 2026
Pacific Outlook Far From Our Countries Outlook
The only area the hurricane center is watching in the eastern and central Pacific lies well southeast of the Hawaiian Islands, far from Mexico and Central America. It gives that system a 40% chance of forming within 7 days.
Eastern and central Pacific outlook, 11:00 p.m. Pacific time Saturday 31 October 2026 (2:00 a.m. ET Sunday)
02Today’s Clock
Every time is shown in US Eastern Time first, then in local time. Sunday has no scheduled data releases in our countries, so the day’s clock is mostly holidays and the US clock change.
2:00 a.m. ET3:00 a.m. Brasília
United States: clocks go back one hour. Afterwards New York is level with Bogotá and Lima, one hour ahead of Mexico City and two hours behind Brasília.
Rule: US daylight time ends on the first Sunday of November
Hour not confirmedChile
Public holiday for All Saints’ Day, which falls on a Sunday this year.
Source: calendariochile.com, a Chilean holiday calendar service, 2026
Hour not confirmedPeru
National holiday for All Saints’ Day, Sunday only. Monday 2 November is a normal working day.
Source: El Peruano, Peru’s official gazette newspaper, 28 Oct 2026
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 over the weekend
+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
18.7720pesos per US$1
Market close, Fri 30 Oct, not the official FIX rate (the Bank of Mexico’s daily reference rate)
−0.0955 (−0.51%) vs 18.8675 on Thu 29 Oct · peso firmer
MXN 10,000 ≈ US$533
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 covers Sunday
+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 1 Nov 2026
Peruvian Sol PEN
3.4663soles per US$1
Market close, Fri 30 Oct; the central bank’s interbank rate could not be read
+0.0060 (+0.17%) vs 3.4603 on Thu 29 Oct · sol weaker
PEN 1,000 ≈ US$288
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 Sat 31 Oct: 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 1 Nov 2026
Chilean Peso CLP
993.22pesos per US$1
Dólar observado (the central bank’s official daily rate) for Fri 30 Oct, as relayed by mindicador.cl (a public data service); no new rate until Monday
+12.14 (+1.24%) vs 981.08 for Thu 29 Oct · peso weaker
CLP 1,000,000 ≈ US$1,007
Source: Banco Central de Chile, via mindicador.cl, read 1 Nov 2026
The Brazilian official rate is an average of four morning and midday quotes, while the market closed Friday at 5.4392 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
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; Polymarket bettors favour no change, as shown in the prediction-markets block
Rate as on the real card in Money Today; date as in The Calendar Ahead
Brazil Jobless Rate
5.4% (April to June)5.2% (July to September), published Fri 30 OctLower than the previous quarter, and IBGE calls it the lowest for a July-to-September quarter since 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
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 3:56 a.m. ET (5:56 a.m. Brasília), 1 November 2026
Brazil Rate Decision in NovemberPolymarket (a crypto-based prediction platform): no change about 81%, a 0.25-point cut about 19%. US$123,375 traded.
Bank of Mexico Decision in NovemberPolymarket: no change about 90%, a 0.25-point cut about 10%. US$176,142 traded.
Colombia Rate Decision in DecemberPolymarket: no change about 58%, a 0.25-point rise about 27%. US$32,439 traded.
Argentina Monthly Inflation in OctoberPolymarket: 1.6% to 1.8% about 48%, 1.9% to 2.1% about 34%. US$30,578 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, 1 Nov 2026
07The Calendar Ahead
Sun 1 Nov
2:00 a.m. ET · 3:00 a.m. Brasília United States: clocks go back one hour
Sun 1 Nov
Hour not confirmed Chile and Peru: public holiday for All Saints’ Day
Mon 2 Nov
Hour not confirmed Brazil: All Souls’ Day (Finados) is a national holiday, and the B3 stock exchange lists the day among its closed days
Mon 2 Nov
Hour not confirmed Colombia: public holiday, with All Saints’ Day moved to Monday
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%
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 data provider’s 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: economic calendar of the data provider named in the peso card, 1 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 and Chile marked All Saints’ Day on Sunday 1 November, and Monday is a normal working day in Peru.
What Changes When US Clocks Go Back Today?
At 2:00 a.m. ET on Sunday 1 November, US clocks go back one hour. New York will then be level with Bogotá and Lima, one hour ahead of Mexico City and two hours behind Brasília.
Sources: RT 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; Polymarket.
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