On a day marked by internal tensions, the stock market suffered a sharp drop and reversed its positive performance at the beginning of December. The dollar rose significantly and closed at its highest value in almost two months.
The Ibovespa index, from B3, closed this Friday (5) at 157,369 pointswith decline of 4.31%. The indicator approached the unprecedented mark of 165 thousand points shortly before 1 pm, but fell sharply in the early afternoon.
This Friday’s performance caused the Brazilian stock market to end the week with a loss of 1.07%. Until Thursday (4), the Ibovespa accumulated gains of more than 3% in the week. Even with this Friday’s sharp drop, the stock market will rise 30.83% in 2025.
The day was also turbulent in the foreign exchange market. THE commercial dollar closed Friday sold at R$ 5.433with an increase of R$0.123 (+4.31%) in just one day. The price operated close to stability during the morning, but soared from 11:20 am. At the high of the day, around 4pm, it reached R$5.48.
This Friday, the financial market distanced itself from the international scenario, in which the dollar retreated against the main currencies and most stock exchanges rose. The reversal of movement occurred shortly after senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) announced, on social media, that former president Jair Bolsonaro chose him to run as a candidate in the 2026 presidential elections.
The news caused nervousness in the financial market, triggering a strong speculative movement.
The US currency is at its highest value since October 16, when it was R$5.44. The currency, which fell in December, began to accumulate an increase of 1.84% in the month. In 2025, however, the dollar falls 12.05%.
* With information from Reuters
