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Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Florencia Belén Ruiz · April 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Executive Summary

Latin American Pulse: Peru enters electoral blackout with 5 days to vote. Colombia's BanRep crisis deepens. Petrobras governance overhaul.

Brazil

Ibovespa

171,133

-0.21%

Chile

IPSA

10,923

+1.70%

Mexico

IPC

67,955

+1.46%

Argentina

Merval

3,352,708

-0.01%

Colombia

COLCAP

2,386.78

+1.53%

Peru

S&P/BVL

56,321.11

+7.67%

USD/BRL

Spot

5.06

+0.01%

USD/MXN

Spot

17.29

+0.45%

USD/CLP

Spot

898.70

+0.00%

USD/COP

Spot

3,454

-1.31%

USD/PEN

Spot

3.40

-0.01%

USD/ARS

Spot

1,429

-0.28%

Copper

HG

6.45

+2.97%

Brent

Oil

87.33

-3.37%

Soy

CBOT

1,132

+1.52%

Bitcoin

BTC

64,508

+0.13%

Peru's electoral blackout begins with 40% undecided — Colombia's central bank under political attack — Kast and Milei launch a right-wing southern bloc — Petrobras governance overhaul signals policy shift.

Country Risk Dashboard

PE
Peru
CRITICAL

Electoral blackout day 2 of 5. Apr 12 vote. Keiko 18.6%, Comedian Álvarez 12.1%, 35 candidates, 40% undecided. Markets: SPBLPGPT +0.37%.

CO
Colombia
CRITICAL

Petro calls BanRep rate hold "electoral act". Finance Minister faces criminal exposure (prevaricato). BanRep governor reaffirms independence. COLCAP +0.86% to 2,301.

EC
Ecuador
CRITICAL

State of exception day 6, covering 9 provinces + 4 cantons for 60 days. Military deployed. IMF standby arrangement under review.

BR
Brazil
ELEVATED

Petrobras governance overhaul: Moretti → Planning Ministry, Mello nominated board chair. Focus IPCA 2026 raised to 4.36%. Ibovespa +0.06% to 188,162.

AR
Argentina
ELEVATED

Kast-Milei summit at Casa Rosada. Security pact, Apablaza extradition, Atacama mining ventures agreed. Milei pursuing right-wing southern bloc. MERVAL +0.23%.

MX
Mexico
MODERATE

IPC −1.03% to 68,987, failed second test of 70K resistance. Shooting star formation on daily. Auto sector watch on tariff escalation. USDMXN at 17.74.

Equity Indices

IbovespaBrazil188,162▲ +0.06%

MERVALArgentina3,006,248▲ +0.23%

IPCMexico68,987▼ −1.03%

COLCAPColombia2,301▲ +0.86%

BVLPeru19,767▲ +0.37%

IPSAChile10,695▼ −0.41%

Currencies

USD/BRLR$5.15▼ −0.26%

USD/COP3,672▼ −0.26%

USD/ARS1,393— —

USD/MXN17.74▼ −0.15%

USD/PEN3.42▼ −0.03%

Today’s Stories

Peru

Peru Enters Electoral Blackout: 5 Days, 35 Candidates, 40% Undecided

Peru enters the blackout before the April 12 first round. Keiko Fujimori leads at 18.6%, comedian Álvarez surges to second at 12.1%, López Aliaga falls. With 40% undecided, a runoff is certain — the question is who gets into it. Markets are pricing elevated volatility through the April 12 first round and the April 26 runoff.

Colombia

Petro vs BanRep: Political Assault on Central Bank Independence

President Petro publicly attacked BanRep's rate decision, calling it "an act of economic sabotage." Finance Minister Ávila faces prevaricato charges (2–7 years prison) for instructing state entities to stop depositing at BanRep. BanRep governor reaffirmed independence within hours. COLCAP briefly positive — but the political risk premium on Colombian assets is widening.

Argentina Chile

Live Market IntelligenceLatin America — Cross-Market BoardInside: market breadth, the sector heatmap, currencies & rates, the Latin America scoreboard and the full instrument board.

Rio Times · Live Market Intelligence

Latin America — Cross-Market Board

Regional
Jun 14, 2026 · 07:12

Ibovespa · benchmark

171,133
-0.21%

L 169,993day rangeH 172,545

+24.19% over 12 months

Market breadth · 5 names

80% advancing

4 ▲ advancing1 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

USD / BRL

5.06

+0.01%

USD / MXN

17.29

+0.45%

USD / CLP

898.70

+0.00%

USD / COP

3,454

-1.31%

USD / ARS

1,429

-0.28%

Latin America scoreboard

IndexLastTodayStrength

IbovespaBrazil
171,133
-0.21%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
67,955
+1.46%

S&P IPSAChile
10,923
+1.70%

S&P MERVALArgentina
3,352,708
-0.01%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,386.78
+1.53%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
56,321.11
+7.67%

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
IBOV	171,133	-0.21%	+24.19%	171,497	172,545	169,993	—
IPSA	10,923	+1.70%	—	10,741	10,943	10,741	1,521,966,091
IPC MEX	67,955	+1.46%	+17.51%	66,977	68,208	67,045	154,752,805
MERVAL	3,352,708	-0.01%	+53.25%	3,353,008	3,390,505	3,341,045	—
COLCAP	2,386.78	+1.53%	—	9.04	9.05	9.02	4,133
BVL PERÚ	56,321.11	+7.67%	—	—	—	—	—
USD/BRL	5.06	+0.01%	-8.54%	5.06	5.06	5.06	—
EUR/BRL	5.86	-2.16%	-8.03%	5.98	5.93	5.85	—
USD/MXN	17.29	+0.45%	-8.53%	17.21	17.29	17.29	—
USD/CLP	898.70	+0.00%	-3.74%	898.70	898.70	898.70	—
USD/COP	3,454	-1.31%	-17.29%	3,500	3,454	3,454	—
USD/PEN	3.40	-0.01%	-6.39%	3.40	3.40	3.38	—
USD/ARS	1,429	-0.28%	+20.85%	1,433	1,434	1,425	—
USD/UYU	40.54	+1.33%	-0.92%	40.01	40.67	40.54	—
USD/PYG	6,094	+0.45%	-22.55%	6,066	6,120	6,094	—
USD/BOB	6.85	+1.63%	+1.67%	6.74	6.86	6.85	—
USD/DOP	58.68	+1.74%	-0.20%	57.67	58.68	58.39	—
USD/CRC	451.82	+1.15%	-8.90%	446.67	451.82	451.82	—

Largest moves today

BVL PERÚ
56,321.11
+7.67%

EUR/BRL
5.86
-2.16%

USD/DOP
58.68
+1.74%

IPSA
10,923
+1.70%

USD/BOB
6.85
+1.63%

COLCAP
2,386.78
+1.53%

IPC MEX
67,955
+1.46%

USD/UYU
40.54
+1.33%

The session read

The Ibovespa eased 0.21%, with breadth positive — 4 of 5 names higher. BVL PERÚ led, while MERVAL lagged.

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Kast-Milei Summit: A Right-Wing Bloc Takes Shape in the Southern Cone

Chilean President Kast's first foreign visit was Buenos Aires. Six hours at Casa Rosada. Joint communiqué covers Apablaza extradition, shared Atacama mining ventures, energy grid access and a mutual defence pact framed around "common enemies." The language drew immediate condemnation from Mexico City and Bogotá. A structural realignment of southern LatAm's political economy is underway.

Brazil

Petrobras Governance Overhaul — Lula's Economic Architect Takes the Chair

Moretti exits to the Planning Ministry. Mello — BNDES chair and Lula's economic architect — is nominated Petrobras board chair. Schlottfeldt departs. The board reshuffle signals a policy shift: closer alignment between Petrobras investment decisions and the government's industrial policy agenda. Markets are watching fuel pricing policy signals.

In depth

Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Daily Brief

Executive Summary

Peru Enters Electoral Blackout: 5 Days, 35 Candidates, 40% Undecided

Petro vs BanRep: Political Assault on Central Bank Independence

Latin America — Cross-Market Board

Kast-Milei Summit: A Right-Wing Bloc Takes Shape in the Southern Cone

Petrobras Governance Overhaul — Lula's Economic Architect Takes the Chair

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