{
  "id": 12191109,
  "title": "São Paulo stock exchange surges after Flávio Bolsonaro election result",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sao-paulo-stock-exchange-surges-after-flavio-bolsonaro-election-result-12191109",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:24:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/sao-paulo-stock-exchange-surges-after-flavio-bolsonaro-election-result"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Brazil witnessed both a shift in political power and a surge in its stock exchange. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, is leading the race for presidency in the run-off, garnering 47% of the votes cast. In response, the Ibovespa index, the primary gauge for Brazilian shares traded on the B3 stock exchange, experienced an 8% increase. The momentum continued as the B3 also closed higher on Friday, up by 2.46%. Market experts attribute this rise to the strong performance of Flávio Bolsonaro, whose campaign promises, such as eliminating taxes, addressing public debt, and privatizing state-owned enterprises, might usher in a new economic era for the nation. Should Flávio Bolsonaro win on October 25th, BTG Pactual analysts predict a potential 45% rise in the B3's shares. Meanwhile, the Brazilian real also showed strength, exchanging for 4.98 reais to the dollar, a contrast from 5.22 at the close of Friday. While inflation has been under control and unemployment has reached a record low under President Lula da Silva's third term, Brazilians express concerns over declining purchasing power. Flávio Bolsonaro, representing the far-right Liberal Party, secured over 56 million votes (47.03%), whereas the left-wing contender Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received backing from nearly 53.9 million voters (45.16%).",
  "summary": "The Ibovespa, São Paulo's main stock index, had already closed higher on Friday, but after the first-round election results in Brazil the market opened at a new record.",
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        "title": "São Paulo stock exchange surges after Flávio Bolsonaro election result",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sao-paulo-stock-exchange-surges-after-flavio-bolsonaro-election-result",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:24:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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