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Brazilian real closes below 5 per dollar before presidential runoff
Brazil’s financial markets ended higher on Friday, the last trading day before the country’s presidential election runoff.
The US dollar fell 0.90% to 4.993 reais at the close.
The Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock index, rose 0.47% to 205,083 points.
The runoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 25.
These figures show how the currency and stock market ended the session just before voters choose a president.
The next major event is the presidential runoff on Sunday.
The Brazilian real closed below 5 per US dollar in the final trading session before the presidential runoff.
The commercial dollar fell 0.90% on Friday, October 23, to 4.993 reais.
The Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock index, rose 0.47% to 205,083 points.
The runoff was scheduled for Sunday, October 25.
- Who
- The Brazilian real and the Ibovespa.
- What
- The dollar closed at 4.993 reais, down 0.90%; the Ibovespa rose 0.47% to 205,083 points.
- When
- Friday, October 23, the last trading session before the runoff.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The trading session took place before the presidential runoff scheduled for Sunday, October 25.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The dollar fell 0.90% to 4.993 reais and the Ibovespa rose 0.47% to 205,083 points in the last trading session before the runoff.
The presidential runoff was scheduled to take place.
- Dollar close
- 4.993 reais per US dollar
- Dollar change
- Fell 0.90%
- Ibovespa close
- 205,083 points
- Ibovespa change
- Rose 0.47%
- Runoff date
- Sunday, October 25, 2026