How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil
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Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff It had been nearly a decade since Celia de Oliveira Soares last voted, and months since the 101-year-old great-grandmother last left her home. But on 25 October, when Brazil held what many considered its most important presidential election in decades, relatives helped Soares into a wheelchair and drove her to a nearby school to make sure the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, did not prevail. Continue reading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF-15.1% 30d
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF holds stocks listed in Brazil, which this story is about (“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 (“brazil”) reaches its shares.
- ITUB Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A+22.7% 5d
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A (state commercial banks) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) 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 (“brazil”) reaches its shares.
- VALE Vale S.A-0.3% 10d
Vale S.A (metal mining) is one of the largest Brazil-based companies traded in the US, so news about Brazil (“brazil”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWZ | +2.70% | -0.34% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| PBR | +11.68% | +7.96% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ITUB | +1.24% | -1.51% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NU | +0.67% | -2.96% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| VALE | -2.36% | -0.79% | base | after close | after close | after close | after 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.
Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff It had been nearly a decade since Celia de Oliveira Soares last voted, and months since the 101-year-old great-grandmo…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWZ | three days earlier | -0.34% | final price |
| EWZ | five days earlier | +2.70% | final price |
| ITUB | three days earlier | -1.51% | final price |
| ITUB | five days earlier | +1.24% | final price |
| NU | three days earlier | -2.96% | final price |
| NU | five days earlier | +0.67% | final price |
| PBR | three days earlier | +7.96% | final price |
| PBR | five days earlier | +11.68% | final price |
| VALE | three days earlier | -0.79% | final price |
| VALE | five days earlier | -2.36% | final price |
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