Brazil Markets Today: Ibovespa -0.27%, Real at R$5.21/USD — August 18, 2026
The Ibovespa fell -0.27% and the real traded at R$ 5.2143 per US dollar. Daily automated snapshot of currencies, the B3 index, top movers, and export commodities.
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Brazil's top court lets ex-president Bolsonaro see dentist but bars his daughter-in-law from providing care
Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Jair Bolsonaro to undergo dental treatment at a military police clinic in Brasília, but prohibited the ex-president’s preferred dentist, Fernanda Bolsonaro — wife of his son Flavio — from performing the procedure, citing security reasons.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to Decide on ICMS Credit for Intermediate Inputs
The STF will rule on whether taxes paid on essential production inputs that do not physically become part of the final product can be credited, a decision that could affect the competitiveness of Brazil's capital‑intensive industries.
BTG and J&F Sought Central Bank Comfort Letter Before Buying Banco Master Assets
Testimony from a Banco Central director to the Federal Police shows that both BTG Pactual and the J&F group requested a comfort letter from Brazil's central bank in October 2025 to purchase assets from Banco Master, months before the bank's liquidation.
Brazil Markets Today: Ibovespa -0.27%, Real at R$5.21/USD — August 18, 2026
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