Hedge Funds See Cheap Brazil Assets Hindered by Tossup Election

  • Investors take stock of presidential race after first round
  • Brazilian stocks could rally 14% after election, Vinland says
Andre Laport of Vinland Capital speaks at Bloomberg’s Brazil Capital Markets Forum in Sao Paulo on Oct. 6, 2022. Photographer: Caco Parise
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Some of Brazil’s biggest investors are cautious about the near-term outlook for markets, saying it’s better to wait for more clarity about the next government before adding to positions.

They say the lack of a clear economic plan from presidential front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may put a damper on Brazilian assets in the short term. While most polls favor Lula to win the second-round vote against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, many in the investment community see the race’s outcome as a tossup at this point.