In what is sure to be a major risk-off move for the Bovespa, and Latin American risk in general, moments ago the newswires blasted that in what was expected to be a very closely contested election, incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has 50.99% of valid votes vs 49.01% for challenger Aecio Neves with 95% of ballots counted, according to Brazil electoral court website.
And while the TSE hasn’t yet declared a winner, Folha newspaper just blasted Rouseff as Brazil’s re-elected leader.