# Brazilian markets tumble on Lula's election victory — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-10-27 11:39 ingested 2026-10-28 02:52

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Brazil’s currency suffered its worst daily fall this century and its benchmark stock index plummeted 14% as investors soured on the country’s economic prospects following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reelection.
During his third term, Brazil’s budget deficit expanded to more than 8% of GDP as government spending soared and overall growth cooled, driving surging debt levels.
While the political challenge against Lula’s victory appears to have subsided for now — the party of opposition leader Flávio Bolsonaro, who said the vote was rigged, conceded the election and US President Donald Trump signaled he would not intervene — Brasília is nonetheless staring at a fiscal reckoning. “Attention now shifts to Lula’s economic team and fiscal plan,” an expert said.
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