Copom Minutes Eyed as Rally Defies Fiscal Caution

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Copom Minutes Eyed as Rally Defies Fiscal Caution

Bovespa172,236.00+2.22%

USD/BRL5.51+0.14%

EUR/BRL6.19+0.99%

Vale11.97+3.28%

Market Snapshot

Asset	Level	Change
Bovespa	172,236.00	+2.22%
USD/BRL	5.51	+0.14%
EUR/BRL	6.19	+0.99%
Vale	11.97	+3.28%
Petrobras	18.35	-0.97%
WTI Crude	84.40	-2.82%
Gold	4,125.40	+0.26%
Bitcoin	74,265.67	-1.27%
Brazil 5Y Govt Yield	15.08%	-18 bp
Brazil 10Y Govt Yield	15.09%	-12 bp

Prior Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Actual
BCB Focus Market Readout	-	-	-

Today's Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Time
BCB Copom Meeting Minutes	-	-	06:00

Thursday (2026-11-12)
Inflation Rate Month-over-Month	0.82	0.26	07:00
Inflation Rate Year-over-Year	4.58	4.74	07:00

Friday (2026-11-13)
Retail Sales Month-over-Month	0.10	-0.20	07:00
Business Confidence Index	46.20	-	09:00

Ibovespa surged 2.22% to 172,236 despite a 2.82% drop in WTI and renewed fiscal caution, with Vale (+3.28%) leading gains while Petrobras slipped 0.97%.
The 5Y sovereign yield eased 18 bp to 15.08% and the 10Y eased 12 bp to 15.09%, signaling the market is trimming near-term Selic hike risk ahead of today's Copom minutes.
USD/BRL edged up 0.14% to 5.51 as Lula's weekend fiscal-responsibility pledge failed to reassure; Thursday's IPCA print (consensus 0.26% m/m, 4.74% y/y) is the week's key data risk.

Yesterday's Recap

Brazilian markets opened the week with a striking divergence: the Ibovespa jumped 2.22% to 172,236 even as commodities sold off sharply, with WTI crude down 2.82% to $84.40 and iron ore sentiment soft. Vale outperformed with a 3.28% gain to $11.97, while Petrobras fell 0.97% to $18.35, reflecting the oil price drag on the state-controlled producer. The real weakened modestly, with USD/BRL up 0.14% to 5.51 and EUR/BRL climbing 0.99% to 6.19, as fiscal caution persisted despite President Lula's Sunday national address reaffirming commitment to fiscal responsibility.

The BCB Focus Market Readout was released yesterday with no surprise headline. The standout move was in rates: the 5Y sovereign yield eased 18 bp to 15.08% and the 10Y eased 12 bp to 15.09%, front-end outperformance that suggests investors are reducing bets on additional Selic tightening ahead of today's Copom minutes. Gold firmed 0.26% to $4,125.40, while Bitcoin slipped 1.27% to $74,265.

The Day Ahead

The dominant event today is the BCB Copom Meeting Minutes at 06:00 ET (high impact), which will be scrutinized for the committee's reasoning behind the November 4 hold and any forward guidance on the Selic path. Markets will parse language on inflation persistence, fiscal risk premia, and the balance of risks for the December 9 meeting. Attention then shifts to Thursday's IPCA release at 07:00 ET, with consensus at 0.26% m/m and 4.74% y/y versus a prior 0.82% m/m and 4.58% y/y — a print near consensus would reinforce the disinflation narrative underpinning the front-end rally.

Friday brings retail sales (consensus -0.2% m/m versus prior 0.1%) and the Business Confidence Index (prior 46.2), both medium impact. No Brazilian releases are scheduled for Wednesday.

Other Economic Notes

The 2027 outlook has darkened notably, with Valor International flagging mounting economic risk that complicates the fiscal anchor debate and could keep term premia elevated even as the front end rallies. Elevated Selic for longer is raising corporate credit risk, with Sparta noting that debentures are back under scrutiny as investors receive thin compensation for company risk. ↓ p.2

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Fiscal Framework Target (New Fiscal Arc)

Other Economic Notes (continued)

Brazil's shake-up of global crop protection regulation is drawing attention from the US, China, India and Europe, a reminder that agricultural policy remains a swing factor for the trade balance. India's oilmeal exports fell 28.5% as soymeal lost share to Brazil and Argentina, underscoring Brazil's competitive position in global protein markets.

Global Macro News

Global risk appetite improved, with GBP/USD jumping 0.5% as a risk rally hit the dollar, a backdrop that typically supports EM carry trades and could cushion the real. The pound-to-euro held near €1.20 as the ECB leadership race began, a succession process that will shape euro-area rate expectations and, by extension, capital flows toward high-yielding markets like Brazil. Canada's 2026 federal budget spends big to spur productivity, adding to the global fiscal expansion theme that keeps long-end yields sticky worldwide.

Oil's 2.82% slide reflects demand concerns and weighs on Brazil's crude-linked fiscal revenues and Petrobras. Gold near $4,125 signals persistent hedging demand, while Bitcoin's 1.27% decline points to selective risk aversion. The European Commission's 72-hour survival-kit guidance has stirred security debate, a reminder that geopolitical risk premia remain embedded in markets.

COP31 in Turkey, attended by Lula on his first foreign trip since re-election, keeps climate finance in focus for Brazil.

Continuation

BCB Watch

The BCB held the Selic at 13.75% at its November 4 decision, following a 25 bp cut from 14.00% on September 16, and today's minutes will reveal how the committee frames the pause. With CPI at 4.58% y/y as of September 30 and Thursday's consensus pointing to 4.74%, the committee faces an inflation path that is drifting toward the upper bound of the tolerance range, limiting room for near-term easing. The front-end rally — 5Y yields down 18 bp — suggests the market reads the hold as a pause rather than a pivot, but the minutes' tone on fiscal risk will determine whether that view holds.

Forward guidance matters acutely: any explicit reference to the December 9 meeting as live would cap the front-end rally, while emphasis on waiting for fiscal clarity would support it. The inflation-targeting framework remains the anchor, but with the 2027 outlook darkening, the BCB must weigh a deteriorating fiscal backdrop against still-restrictive real rates. Markets should treat the minutes as the primary signal for whether the Selic path flattens through year-end or retains an easing bias into 2027.

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