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Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: EWZ, EMB, EMLC, EEM, PBR
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHABrazilian Key Rate Forecasts SoarAfter Lula’s Shock ReelectionGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about Brazil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF-15.9% 30d

    iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazilian”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-1.9% 10d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Brazil

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Brazil.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Brazil

  • PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

    Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares.

  • ITUB Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A+23.3% 7d

    Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A (state commercial banks) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares.

  • NU Nu Holdings

    Nu Holdings (finance services) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares.

  • VALE Vale S.A-2.1% 11d

    Vale S.A (metal mining) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWZ+6.72%+3.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMB+0.14%+0.50%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMLC+0.39%+0.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EEM+2.27%+2.65%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PBR+5.29%+3.45%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ITUB+6.83%+2.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NU+6.71%+3.74%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VALE+4.23%-1.59%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection Bloomberg

Source: Bloomberg

How far Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) has moved since 3 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier+2.65%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier+2.27%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)three days earlier+0.50%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)five days earlier+0.14%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)three days earlier+0.39%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)five days earlier+0.39%final price
Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)three days earlier+3.05%final price
Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)five days earlier+6.72%final price
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB)three days earlier+2.79%final price
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB)five days earlier+6.83%final price
Nu Holdings (NU)three days earlier+3.74%final price
Nu Holdings (NU)five days earlier+6.71%final price
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)three days earlier+3.45%final price
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)five days earlier+5.29%final price
Vale S.A (VALE)three days earlier-1.59%final price
Vale S.A (VALE)five days earlier+4.23%final price

Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWZ Ishares Msci Brazil Etf

    For “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection,” Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazilian”)

  • EMB Ishares Tr

    For “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection,” Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Brazil

  • EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf

    For “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Brazil

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    For “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Brazil

  • PBR Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro

    Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection.” Reason on file: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares

  • ITUB Itau Unibanco Holding S.A

    Itau Unibanco Holding S.A (ITUB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection.” Reason on file: Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A (state commercial banks) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares

  • NU Nu Holdings

    Nu Holdings (NU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection.” Reason on file: Nu Holdings (finance services) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares

  • VALE Vale S.A

    For “Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection,” Vale S.A (VALE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vale S.A (metal mining) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazilian”) reaches its shares

Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

“Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection” (3 Nov 2026) reaches Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) through this story.

The link for Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ) is this: iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“brazilian”)

A second company, Ishares Tr (EMB), is listed for a different reason: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Brazil

Price levels for Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EMLC traded between 24.50 and 25.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 24.56. EWZ traded between 31.40 and 43.77 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 32.16.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Msci Brazil Etf (EWZ)

46 out of 100

“Brazilian Key Rate Forecasts Soar After Lula’s Shock Reelection” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.