Shock Lula Win Derails $6 Billion in Equity Sales as Banks Reel

Bloomberg Markets26 October 2026, 16:12 UTCBrazil

Brazilian companies had some $6 billion in equity sales lined up for the weeks after the vote that they expected would crown conservative Flávio Bolsonaro as the next president of Latin America’s largest economy.

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