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BBH strategists said Temer's presidency is in jeopardy after reports of compromising recordings, and that the pension reform vote has been suspended. The real came under heavy pressure, with BRL futures hitting limit moves.
If Temer is forced out, reform stalls and the real is likely to weaken further, which lowers the dollar cost of Brazilian feed exports.
octaafrica.netMay 18, 2017After 12 past bullish policy events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +1.5% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.1% to +2.0%), and +2.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Same-day analysis tied the selloff to Temer's presidency being in jeopardy and the suspended pension reform vote, with BRL futures hitting limit moves, showing the political-risk repricing.
Temer's presidency in jeopardy and suspended pension reform vote caused heavy BRL selling with futures hitting limit moves, a political risk-premium mechanism.
