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Foreigners Pulled a Record Week Out of Brazil’s Stock Market. They Are Still Net Buyers for the Year

Brazil · MARKETS Key Facts —The record Foreign investors took a net R$12.6 billion — about US$2.4 billion — out of B3 in the week of 10–14 August, the largest weekly outflow in a series that begins in 2008. —The context nobody quotes Year to date, foreign flows into B3 remain positive — about R$18.2 […] The post Foreigners Pulled a Record Week Out of Brazil’s Stock Market. They Are Still Net…

The foreign outflow from Brazil's stock market reached a record R$12.6 billion in the week of 10-14 August, equivalent to about US$2.4 billion. This is the highest weekly figure since the series began in 2008, but it does not tell the whole story. Overseas investors are still net buyers of Brazilian equities for 2026 overall. The record is the weekly figure, which is an aggregation of daily data, while another figure, R$15.63 billion or US$3.0 billion, represents the largest monthly outflow in the consultancy's series, beginning in January 2022.

Despite the record weekly outflow, the cumulative inflows into Brazilian equities are still positive at about R$18.2 billion, or US$3.5 billion, as of August 14. The annual total is also positive, with inflows peaking near R$56 billion in April.

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