IBOV 188,268.59 ▲ 1.42% IPSA 11,238.63 ▼ 1.16% IPC MEX 64,499.43 ▼ 0.49% MERVAL 3,157,852 ▲ 1.53% COLCAP 2,626.71 ▲ 1.65% BVL PERÚ 60,702.89 ▼ 2.19% USD/BRL5.10▼ 0.14% USD/MXN16.99▲ 0.56% USD/CLP940.47▲ 1.38% USD/COP3,097▼ 0.64% USD/PEN3.35▼ 0.07% USD/ARS1,513▼ 0.08% USD/UYU40.24▲ 3.05% USD/PYG5,868▲ 2.26% USD/BOB12.36▲ 1.91% USD/DOP58.63▲ 0.22% USD/CRC447.58▲ 1.69% USD/GTQ7.63▲ 3.04% USD/HNL26.85▲ 0.57% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES830.41▲ 0.45% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.73▲ 2.40% EUR/BRL5.92▲ 0.22% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 188,268.59 ▲ 1.42% IPSA 11,238.63 ▼ 1.16% IPC MEX 64,499.43 ▼ 0.49% MERVAL 3,157,852 ▲ 1.53% COLCAP 2,626.71 ▲ 1.65% BVL PERÚ 60,702.89 ▼ 2.19% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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São Paulo Daily Pulse for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

By · January 28, 2026 · 2 min read

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Three things to know

  • Rodízio is active for plates ending 5 and 6 during peak hours.
  • The west zone is the main choke point this morning, with very high congestion.
  • Enel reported 74,039 customers without power after Tuesday’s afternoon storm.

São Paulo’s day starts with the most reliable signal of all: traffic. The CET dashboard shows 83 km of slow traffic in the west zone. The east zone shows 53 km.

The south zone shows 46 km. The north zone shows 45 km. The center shows 35 km. Bus corridors are moving around 22 km/h toward neighborhoods and 20 km/h toward the center.

Rodízio matters today. Plates ending 5 and 6 face restrictions from 7:00 to 10:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. The practical impact is not the rule itself. It is the way it shifts demand into trains, buses, and side streets.

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Power reliability is the second storyline. Enel said Tuesday’s afternoon storm left 74,039 customers without electricity across the capital and metro area.

The company said this equals 0.87% of its customer base. It also said 69,652 of those customers were in São Paulo city. Mauá was listed next with 1,256. Juquitiba was listed with 582.

One detail adds weight. A worker from a partner company died during service on the power network in São Paulo, according to local reporting. Incidents like this tend to slow restoration work.

They also raise scrutiny on safety procedures during emergency repairs. The background context still matters, even without a fresh headline.

Federal authorities are reviewing the utility’s performance after major outages. Dengue also remains a practical issue across the state this month. Early-year case counts have already climbed into the thousands.

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