First published 10/5/2026, 5:54:16 PM · Last updated 10/5/2026, 5:54:16 PM

São Paulo stocks jump 8% and the real firms after Bolsonaro's first-round win

The source reports that Brazilian markets rallied on Monday after the first round of the presidential election. The Bovespa index rose as much as 8% in early trading, above 208,000 points.

Illustrative image: Some details of the "Palácio do Café" (Portuguese for Coffee Palace), including one of several sculptures of Hermes, the Greek god of commerce, which makes sense as the building was constructed in 1933 to be the first Commodities Exchange in Brazil, and coffee was our best-selling product at the time. I think this is the most interesting building in town in terms of history, and its architecture is very impressive too. The company that constructed the building was founded in 1890 and has evolved — Diego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Categories: economy-and-trade, politics-and-governance

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The report describes a sharp market reaction to Brazil’s presidential election first round.

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São Paulo stocks jump 8% and the real firms after Bolsonaro's first-round win

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