At 10:28 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (29), the Ibovespa It was operating with a sharp drop of 1.03%, to 173,256.38 points, with an accumulated decline of 1.11% in the week and 6.97% in the month of May. On the previous day (28), the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It fell 0.39%, to 175,063.41 points. Of greater weight in the composition of B3, the actions of Vale (VALE3) and from Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They were trading down 0.10%, 0.72%, and 1.11%, respectively. This morning, investors were reacting to the release of… Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Brazilian for the first quarter of 2026. According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)The Brazilian economy grew 1.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, in seasonally adjusted terms. From a supply perspective, agriculture stood out with an expansion of 2.0%. Industry advanced 1.0%, while the service sector registered growth of 0.5%. In current values, GDP totaled R$ 3.3 trillion in the period, with R$ 2.8 trillion referring to Value Added (VA) at basic prices and R$ 461.2 billion in taxes on products net of subsidies. In the political arena, agents are monitoring the decision by the United States government to classify the criminal factions Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist organizations. Abroad, negotiations to maintain the ceasefire between the US and Iran and the possible easing of restrictions on commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remain on the radar. According to information released by various international media outlets, the two countries have reached a preliminary understanding to extend the truce for another 60 days and move forward with reopening the world's main oil export route. However, the agreement still depends on the approval of President Donald Trump and has not been officially confirmed by the Iranian government.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.