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Investor sees rare opportunity in Brazilian stocks as rate cuts loom
Christian Keleti, founder of investment firm AlphaKey, says Brazilian shares may offer an unusually strong opportunity after years of high interest rates.
Brazil’s central bank sets the Selic, the country’s benchmark interest rate, which influences borrowing costs and investment returns.
Keleti says high rates have left some listed companies heavily indebted and reduced the cash they can use for other needs.
He expects slower economic activity and improved control of public debt to make rate cuts possible, potentially bringing the Selic to 11%–11.5%.
Lower rates could reduce companies’ financing costs and make their shares more attractive, including shares of smaller firms.
Keleti also points to the possibility that money now held in fixed-income investments could move into stocks as those investments pay less.
He says any lasting rise in shares will depend on economic reforms and stronger public finances, while the expected rate cuts and investment flows remain uncertain.
AlphaKey founder Christian Keleti said attractive valuations and expectations of lower interest rates could make this one of the Brazilian stock market’s biggest opportunities in the past 25 years.
Keleti said improved fiscal conditions and macroeconomic stability could benefit domestic companies.
He said the Selic rate could fall to between 11% and 11.5%, reducing companies’ financing costs and changing how their shares are valued.
Keleti expects gains to spread from highly liquid shares to companies outside the main index and to small-cap stocks.
Brazilian fixed-income investments total R$15 trillion, and Keleti said even a small shift from those investments to stocks could bring tens of billions of reais into the market.
- Who
- Christian Keleti, founder of AlphaKey
- What
- Keleti said Brazilian stocks present a rare investment opportunity amid attractive valuations and expected Selic rate cuts.
- When
- Published October 10, 2026
- Where
- Brazil
- Why
- Lower interest rates, improved fiscal conditions and potential investment flows from fixed income could support company valuations and stock prices.
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Talvez esta seja uma das duas ou três oportunidades deste século, destes últimos 25 anos em que a gente faz entrada no mercado, em que existe uma assimetria muito grande ainda para as ações domésticas
O off-index, ou seja, as ações que pesam menos no índice, vão começar a andar, e as ações de Small Caps também vão começar a andar
Se entrarem R$ 150 bilhões ou que seja a metade, 0,5%, ou seja, R$ 70 bilhões desse dinheiro dos locais que está na renda fixa, o estrangeiro vai colocar mais R$ 70 bilhões
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- Potential Selic rate range
- 11% to 11.5%
- Brazilian fixed-income holdings
- R$15 trillion
- Potential local investment shift cited by Keleti
- R$70 billion
- Potential foreign investment cited by Keleti
- R$70 billion
- Article publication date
- October 10, 2026
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