At the close, at 5:45 pm (Brasília time), this Tuesday (26th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered a significant drop of 0.95% and was priced at 116,260 points. In the month, it registered a devaluation of 2.32%. Concerns about Brazil's fiscal scenario came to weigh on this afternoon, along with technical moves to realize profits after recent gains and a holiday in São Paulo the day before. The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, signaled today that there are possibilities to extend the emergency aid with the continuous dissemination of the coronavirus, despite the expectations with the vaccination and commitment to the spending cap for 2021. In addition to the fears facing the new strike of the truckers scheduled for February 1, which could damage internal supply and the recovery of the already fragile economy. In the world scenario, the mark of 100 million cases of coronavirus has been surpassed. There is also caution with the resumption of social containment measures and lockdowns in countries in Europe and Asia. The Federal Reserve's (FED) first US monetary policy decision under the Joe Biden government will be released tomorrow (27).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.